Solved Pop Os dpkg was interrupted, screen freezes while trying to fix it. Couldn't fixed!

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This is the problem: "dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. " When I run that code my screen freezes middle of the process. I tried nearly 25 times. Then try some different things and broke my main pop os mode. Now I'm running the oldkernel.conf mode. I couldn't force either. GPT or DeepSeek said delete nvidia drivers but I can't. I take the same dpkg error again. I'm stuck at this. Many people play with arch like playing a game but I couldn't even manage a basic OS like this! It's so frustrating.
I have two images, one from initramfs screen, I couldn't exit, I don't have the text why I couldn't.
Other image is about the freezing part, I took it when it freeze after the "dpkg --configure -a --force-all" in the oldkernel.conf mode.

Info about OS "uname --all" command output:
Linux pop-os 6.9.3-76060903-generic #202405300957~1738770968~22.04~d5f7c84 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed F x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Additional info:
  • When I talk to AI's they always say something about nvidia drivers. They said dpkg configure process is freezing when nvidia things came out etc. I heard the word nvidia so much because of it I want to note that.
  • "sudo dpkg --audit" output:
"The following packages are only half configured, probably due to problems
configuring them the first time. The configuration should be retried using
dpkg --configure <package> or the configure menu option in dselect:
nvidia-kernel-common-570 Shared files used with the kernel module

The following packages are awaiting processing of triggers that they
have activated in other packages. This processing can be requested using
dselect or dpkg --configure --pending (or dpkg --triggers-only):
system76-dkms System76 DKMS driver

The following packages have been triggered, but the trigger processing
has not yet been done. Trigger processing can be requested using
dselect or dpkg --configure --pending (or dpkg --triggers-only):
dbus simple interprocess messaging system (daemon and utilitie
dbus-broker Linux D-Bus Message Broker
desktop-file-utils Utilities for .desktop files
gnome-menus GNOME implementation of the freedesktop menu specificatio
hicolor-icon-theme default fallback theme for FreeDesktop.org icon themes
initramfs-tools generic modular initramfs generator (automation)
libc-bin GNU C Library: Binaries
linux-image-6.12.10-76061203-generic Linux kernel image for version 6.12.10 on
mailcap Debian's mailcap system, and support programs
man-db tools for reading manual pages
udev /dev/ and hotplug management daemon"

- "sudo apt list --upgradable" output:
"Listing... Done
libnvidia-cfg1-570/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 amd64 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
libnvidia-compute-570/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 amd64 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
libnvidia-compute-570/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 i386 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
libnvidia-decode-570/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 amd64 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
libnvidia-decode-570/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 i386 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
libnvidia-encode-570/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 amd64 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
libnvidia-encode-570/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 i386 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
libnvidia-extra-570/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 amd64 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
libnvidia-fbc1-570/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 amd64 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
libnvidia-fbc1-570/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 i386 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
libnvidia-gl-570/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 amd64 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
libnvidia-gl-570/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 i386 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
nvidia-compute-utils-570/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 amd64 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
nvidia-dkms-570-open/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 amd64 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
nvidia-driver-570-open/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 amd64 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
nvidia-kernel-source-570-open/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 amd64 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
nvidia-utils-570/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 amd64 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]
xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-570/jammy 570.133.07-1pop1~1743109533~22.04~e9cde67 amd64 [upgradable from: 570.86.16-1pop1~1740424243~22.04~fc968ee]"
 

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I give the same text I write here to GPT and it always said remove some nvidia and package things.
"
sudo apt-get install nvidia-driver-570
sudo apt-get purge nvidia-kernel-common-570
dpkg --remove --force-all nvidia-kernel-common-570
apt-get purge nvidia-driver-570-open nvidia-dkms-570-open
sudo dpkg --configure -a
"
I run these commands and maybe some other and eventually it fixed.
Here's the gpt chat link if anyone want to look up: https://chatgpt.com/share/67e9665b-d59c-800f-9aab-085c2762a90b
 


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