Adding LTS-Kernel Caused System To Fail To Boot (Pictures)

ArchLinuxGuy · 2018-09-11 07:05:40

First, I would like to thank anybody who reads this for at least trying to help a lost newbie find his way home

Now, I just got Arch-Linux two days ago. Installed a few packages, mainly to change the look. I learned that it would be a good idea to install an lts-kernel for stability, while looking for things to do after you've got Arch Linux newly installed. So, I simply installed it.

As root:

pacman -S linux-lts

grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

pacman -S linux-lts-headers

reboot

My oh my, what a surprise I did find when Grub loaded back up, I selected Arch Linux, it attempts to boot and white text flashes on the screen briefly before I just end up with a black screen. I took pictures of the white text, I got:

https://i.imgur.com/DsduFy9l.jpg

I rebooted and went to the Advanced Options for Arch Linux setting and it appeared the I had options for loading Arch Linux with the lts kernel and with the default kernel. I'll post pictures of this in a second.

I naturally thought I was utterly screwed, but I selected the option that I thought would load the system back up with the default kernel and it looks like it worked.

What I'd honestly like to figure out here is a few things. First, what went wrong here?

Second, how do I fix things so that I can use the lts, or revert things back to how they were beforehand, so the default option in Grub is to load the default kernel?

I researched before I came here and posted this, and I think it's got something to do with the Grub config file, but I'm honestly petrified of trying to fix this on my own.

Much appreciation to anybody who can help

Last edited by jasonwryan (2018-09-11 08:01:09)

jasonwryan · 2018-09-11 07:13:07

Read the Code of Conduct and only post thumbnails http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cod … s_and_code

How did you install Arch? Post your grub config.

ArchLinuxGuy · 2018-09-11 07:34:42

jasonwryan wrote:

Read the Code of Conduct and only post thumbnails http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cod … s_and_code

How did you install Arch? Post your grub config.

Thanks! Fixed the image.

I installed it off of a bootable USB. I manually did everything from the command prompt.

Here's the area in the grub file that has to do with that.

http://codepad.org/EDrzMjqF

If this was supposed to be embedded somehow, I apologize. I read the rules and didn't quite a see a way how to do that. Seems like a lot of code.

Last edited by ArchLinuxGuy (2018-09-11 08:10:41)

jasonwryan · 2018-09-11 08:00:47

Please remember to mark your thread as [Solved] by editing your first post and prepending it to the title.

ArchLinuxGuy · 2018-09-11 08:10:21

jasonwryan wrote:

Please remember to mark your thread as [Solved] by editing your first post and prepending it to the title.

The solution hasn't been found. I edited the image after you brought that up.

Still looking for a solution to this.

loqs · 2018-09-11 10:30:55

If you select the linux entry instead of linux-lts does that work?

ArchLinuxGuy · 2018-09-17 00:07:30

loqs wrote:

If you select the linux entry instead of linux-lts does that work?

Thanks for answering. It actually does. Now, I was basically wondering how to remove the lts completely and get the settings back to how they were before I installed it.

frank604 · 2018-09-17 05:02:53

With the very limited information in this thread, it is a large assumption that you may have newer hardware, which requires certain modules to identify your hard drive or other boot essential device. You can verify this by booting to the standard linux kernel and seeing which modules are loaded through lsmod and cross check that those modules are in the LTS version. Just a thought and could be completely off here...

to remove ... just remove LTS kernel and headers and run grub update again?

Not sure if the boot errors are related to you not being able to boot, but they seem to be around thermal sensors, trackpad, and power (0x86 would be the power state iirc, I'm not sure what 0x87 and 0x88 would be).

Hope this gives you some thoughts.

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Adding LTS-Kernel Caused System To Fail To Boot (Pictures)

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