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Linubie

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Registered: 2013-08-19

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linux-4.1.2-2 on HP-Pavillion M2N68-LA (Narra3) - Kernel Panic on boot

The today's upgrade was disaster for me, so I tried to downgrade to linux-4.0.7-2-i686.
Pacman would not let me because of vhba-module and nvidia-340xx linux>=4.1 dependencies.
Any help is appreciated.
I am having chroot-access with the arch install disc to the PC.
Sorry that I cant post the kernel error message, it says something about not syncing.
If necessary I can upload a photo of it somewhere and link it here.

Thank you

mrunion

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Re: linux-4.1.2-2 on HP-Pavillion M2N68-LA (Narra3) - Kernel Panic on boot

Downgrade all packages that needs the older Kernel as a dependency -- nVidia and others, for example. Unless you cleared your pacman cache, they should still be on your machine. Also: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Do … g_packages

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nstgc

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Re: linux-4.1.2-2 on HP-Pavillion M2N68-LA (Narra3) - Kernel Panic on boot

As for downgrading, I don't have anything to add. However, as for getting some kind of error message, do you have the the "quiet" kernel parameter on? You can see this, and change this, in GRUB at least (haven't used anything else since LILO years ago) by pressing "e" at the selection screen. You may be able to get something else out of it if you do that.

Linubie

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Re: linux-4.1.2-2 on HP-Pavillion M2N68-LA (Narra3) - Kernel Panic on boot

OK solved by downgrading kernel and the dependcies, blocked all the related packaging for updates as well.
The grub2 loglevel ist set to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="loglevel3"
The machine boots and after a second it stops.
I have uploaded it, if someone is interested in.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bayfqrtgl54jh … 6.JPG?dl=0

kev717

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Re: linux-4.1.2-2 on HP-Pavillion M2N68-LA (Narra3) - Kernel Panic on boot

I got that error today when upgrading to 4.1.2-2 on an Asus M4A785-m motherboard.  Solved by downgrading the kernel.  I'm using syslinux to boot.   Are you using LVM by any chance?

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Linubie

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Re: linux-4.1.2-2 on HP-Pavillion M2N68-LA (Narra3) - Kernel Panic on boot

I am using an encrypted root / swap and an encrypted LVM.

kev717

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Re: linux-4.1.2-2 on HP-Pavillion M2N68-LA (Narra3) - Kernel Panic on boot

Well, this could have something to do with how it's handling the hard drive ("not syncing"), but I'm no expert.

I know this hasn't happened on my non-lvm system, so this might be something to do with the kernel.

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