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Failed loading second kernel
I have cloned the kernel and switched to version v6.11 (mine is 6.11.0-14) which I have builded and run the /sbin/installkernel script (which ubuntu provides) and everything was fine but the when I ...
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Where is the initial iso boot screen and guided gui installer stored on common linux distro's .iso image?
When booting off an .iso for linux distros there's usually first a screen where you can select how you want to install, and then a guided installer if you're using one of the more user friendly ...
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Linux kernel 6.1 start_kernel procedure
I'm learning about kernel boot. There's a thing that makes me confused. I got a PDF from the NXP community. It said that before the kernel starts, the code trapped into head-common.S to get the ...
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efi-stub boot fails despite correct kernel args
Complete boot log: ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PCI0.GP18.SATA], AE_NOT_FOUND (20230628/dswload2-162) ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND, During name lookup/catalog (20230628/psobject-...
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How do I stop my custom kernel getting stuck on boot?
So, I built the Linux kernel, installed it and made the initramfs using mkinitcpio. I used update-grub and all looked nice, until when booting the kernel, it gets stuck on this screen: Booting into ...
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How does "core.img" load modules and interact with filesystems without a kernel?
I'm having great difficulty understanding how core.img is able to reference a filesystem and load modules. After boot.img is loaded from the MBR, which then loads core.img (located in the post-MBR gap)...
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Boot Delays on PowerPC Board with RTC Clock and hwclock --hctosys Command Related to Kernel Configurations
I am working on a PowerPC board using kernel version 4.1.35 and encountering significant boot delays, specifically around the RTC clock (ds-1337) operations. During the boot process, a script (hwclock....
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Encrypted /boot: why don't I have to enter my password (at least) twice? (Manjaro/Arch) [duplicate]
I recently set up Manjaro and noticed that my boot partition seems to be encrypted, neat! I got curious and read a lot about the details of the Linux boot process, however I can't make sense of one ...
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Is the first I/O apic in the MADT table special?
Is the first I/O APIC in the madt table special? Is it always supposed to contain all the ISA IRQs if there is no legacy PIC? I heard this is called the boot-APIC, do you have a reference?
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How Does the Debian Installer Search for Firmware on Demand?
Typically, after installing new firmware files, I need to reboot in order for the kernel to detect them and load them for my hardware to work properly. In the Debian installer, however, if you are ...
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GRUB2 and PXE: error: no suitable video mode found
I am building a diskless Debian 11 image that will load over PXE; that part mostly works, but I'm seeing this annoying message during boot: error: no suitable video mode found. Booting in blind mode ...
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Fedora Failing to Launch Linux Kernel 6.7.X, must boot twice to select kernel
I have a newly built desktop running Fedora 39. (I have been told it may be important to note it has an NVidia GPU). A few days ago, the following occurred: I installed a normal system update For ...
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Custom Linux kernel build fails at loading initial ramdisk
I have been trying to build my own Linux kernel, but it keeps hanging after Loading initial ramdisk... I am currently using Arch linux, and have tried several different configs. I tried both the 6.8-...
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How do I fix my initramfs for booting linux kernel image on qemu?
I am using an M2 mac. I built the linux kernel in a aarch64v8/ubuntu docker container. Here's the docker-compose.yml version: "3" services: dev: image: arm64v8/ubuntu platform: ...
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Quizzical bluetooth boot error on Linux 6.5 kernel
I recently upgraded the kernel on my KUbuntu 22.04 desktop machine to version 6.5.0-14. It now will not boot successfully to the default kernel, with the error message: [5.something-something] ...
