Video summarizing issues: https://imgur.com/a/doesnt-boot-without-pressing-enter-VOdErUZ
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Release: 24.04
Codename: noble
PC Model: Compaq Presario CQ62 (Intel Celeron 900)
$ systemd-analyze blame; systemd-analyze critical-chain > boot.txt
7.196s systemd-udev-settle.service
6.477s fwupd-refresh.service
5.855s dev-sda1.device
5.752s NetworkManager-wait-online.service
4.594s NetworkManager.service
3.509s snapd.seeded.service
3.155s snapd.service
3.007s accounts-daemon.service
2.936s apport.service
2.745s fwupd.service
2.395s rsyslog.service
2.341s polkit.service
1.969s gpu-manager.service
1.965s grub-common.service
1.937s avahi-daemon.service
1.879s udisks2.service
1.770s dev-loop2.device
1.763s dev-loop0.device
1.753s dev-loop4.device
1.752s dev-loop7.device
1.748s dev-loop3.device
1.747s dev-loop1.device
1.728s dev-loop6.device
1.715s dev-loop5.device
1.705s apparmor.service
1.357s lm-sensors.service
1.192s dbus.service
1.183s e2scrub_reap.service
1.178s systemd-udev-trigger.service
1.171s systemd-logind.service
1.118s switcheroo-control.service
986ms systemd-resolved.service
884ms dev-hugepages.mount
874ms dev-mqueue.mount
856ms sys-kernel-debug.mount
839ms sys-kernel-tracing.mount
785ms blueman-mechanism.service
777ms keyboard-setup.service
764ms systemd-journald.service
752ms kmod-static-nodes.service
717ms lvm2-monitor.service
672ms sysstat.service
660ms modprobe@configfs.service
632ms systemd-binfmt.service
624ms snapd.apparmor.service
562ms modprobe@drm.service
551ms systemd-timesyncd.service
540ms user@1000.service
532ms systemd-udevd.service
525ms alsa-restore.service
482ms wpa_supplicant.service
482ms ModemManager.service
478ms thermald.service
444ms modprobe@fuse.service
417ms systemd-journal-flush.service
411ms cups.service
348ms grub-initrd-fallback.service
341ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
339ms systemd-modules-load.service
308ms sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount
303ms snap-bare-5.mount
297ms swapfile.swap
294ms sys-kernel-config.mount
289ms snap-core22-1380.mount
282ms systemd-remount-fs.service
280ms proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount
269ms console-setup.service
266ms snap-firefox-4173.mount
264ms openvpn.service
257ms plymouth-read-write.service
248ms snap-firmware\x2dupdater-127.mount
227ms snap-gnome\x2d42\x2d2204-176.mount
209ms snap-gtk\x2dcommon\x2dthemes-1535.mount
205ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev-early.service
192ms snap-snapd-21465.mount
187ms systemd-random-seed.service
185ms systemd-sysctl.service
175ms snap-snapd-21759.mount
168ms upower.service
161ms tmp.mount
149ms kerneloops.service
147ms systemd-update-utmp.service
142ms var-snap-firefox-common-host\x2dhunspell.mount
118ms ufw.service
92ms systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service
90ms systemd-user-sessions.service
84ms colord.service
83ms plymouth-quit.service
83ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service
80ms systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service
79ms user-runtime-dir@1000.service
79ms modprobe@efi_pstore.service
73ms modprobe@dm_mod.service
69ms modprobe@loop.service
67ms rtkit-daemon.service
62ms setvtrgb.service
54ms systemd-backlight@backlight:acpi_video0.service
54ms systemd-rfkill.service
43ms sddm.service
26ms sysstat-collect.service
8ms snapd.socket
68us blk-availability.service