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CaeriTech

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Registered: 2021-07-12

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[SOLVED] zramctl: /dev/zram0: failed to set number of streams

[Synopsis] Remove the defunct  -t, --streams <number> option from the zramcrl command

Iv'e been using zram as part of my boot process for some time now but recently I get the error message zramctl: /dev/zram0: failed to set number of streams: No such file or directory during boot and the boot fails.

Are there any recent changes to the  standard kernel configuration that I should be aware of that would explain this?

Last edited by CaeriTech (2025-07-02 14:07:17)

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seth

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Re: [SOLVED] zramctl: /dev/zram0: failed to set number of streams

https://github.com/atweiden/zramen/comm … 1a6ee568ba
Do you use https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x8 … generator/ ?

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CaeriTech

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Registered: 2021-07-12

Posts: 33

Re: [SOLVED] zramctl: /dev/zram0: failed to set number of streams

Thanks seth.

Removing the  defunct  -t, --streams <number> option from the zramcrl command worked.  I no longer get any errors and the boot is successful.

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-=[ LIVE enabled UEFI with redundant syslinux pure systemd detached LUKS header partitionless encrypted GPT SSDx3 RAID0 wayland only because I can.  ]=-
    Backward compatibility is for the masses. There's no dual-boot here.

    [CaeriTech remains only artificially intelligent.  Turing would be aghast at just how artificial.]