brand new laptop with just recently installes clean 15.4 FDE will not boot any
more after todays updates

when looking at todays updates, I only see the mdadm stuff that might affect
the bootloader config being rebuilt or something?

<https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/updates@lists.opensuse.org/>

I dont think it has applied some kernel update just yet?


the boot config initually asked me for FDE key/password to be entered on the
keyboard. it didnt complain, I entered the correct password there.

then instead of coming up with the normal grub2 menu, it only shows a basic
very default grub2 command prompt.

I am at a loss for words, this is my production laptop, and I have had way too
many boot issues in my linux life with opensuse over many years. that this very
new laptop becomes killed and who knows if i will be able to access this
machine again really makes me scared :(

I have just some weeks ago installed a clean leap 15.4 with this hp probook,
single nvme drive, with the opensuse installer selecting full disk encryption,
very defaulty installation. btrfs or something. I am really no expert in what
it did exactly during install partition wise.

the grub menu shows

when trying to enter the commmand "boot"
> boot

(proc) (hd0) (hd0.gpt2) (hd0.gpt1)

and it writes that I need to load a kernel first in boot.c:197.....

what now? where can I order support even paid support for this situation. this
is really scaring me :(

thanks.