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QUICKguils

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2021-06-18

Posts: 2

Re: [SOLVED] Frequent freezes on "Loading initial ramdisk ..."

I have exactly the same laptop (Asus N752VX) with exactly the same problem (freeze at restart).

By reading dmesg output, I've noticed a BIOS firmware bug from quite a while, but I didn't expect that a DOWNGRADE to the oldest version would solve this issue!

Can you let me know how did you manage to downgrade the BIOS version ? When I try to downgrade with EZ-Flash utility from the BIOS, it fails and tells me
"Build date is too old!!".

Xwang

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From: EU

Registered: 2012-05-14

Posts: 397

Re: [SOLVED] Frequent freezes on "Loading initial ramdisk ..."

I have exactly the same laptop (Asus N752VX) with exactly the same problem (freeze at restart).

By reading dmesg output, I've noticed a BIOS firmware bug from quite a while, but I didn't expect that a DOWNGRADE to the oldest version would solve this issue!

Can you let me know how did you manage to downgrade the BIOS version ? When I try to downgrade with EZ-Flash utility from the BIOS, it fails and tells me
"Build date is too old!!".

If I remember correctly I've run in windows the WinFlash utilty from a command window run as administrator adding the /nodate parameter as explained in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-NB2JkTCd8

QUICKguils

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2021-06-18

Posts: 2

Re: [SOLVED] Frequent freezes on "Loading initial ramdisk ..."

Ah yes I got it. With WinFlash it works.
Thanks for you quick reply !!

Xwang

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From: EU

Registered: 2012-05-14

Posts: 397

Re: [SOLVED] Frequent freezes on "Loading initial ramdisk ..."

Ah yes I got it. With WinFlash it works.
Thanks for you quick reply !!

You're welcome!
It's nice to know that someone else is using the n752vx with archlinux.

jackinthebox

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Registered: 2023-06-28

Posts: 2

Re: [SOLVED] Frequent freezes on "Loading initial ramdisk ..."

Hi OP, has the problem gone away as you expected after 2 years?
By the way, can upgrading to the latest bios firmware help as opposed to downgrading it? Let us know

Xwang

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From: EU

Registered: 2012-05-14

Posts: 397

Re: [SOLVED] Frequent freezes on "Loading initial ramdisk ..."

Hi OP, has the problem gone away as you expected after 2 years?
By the way, can upgrading to the latest bios firmware help as opposed to downgrading it? Let us know

I've not changed anymore the bios version and I really doubt that there is any updated BIOS.
I didn't had the problem since the BIOS downgrade

jackinthebox

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Registered: 2023-06-28

Posts: 2

Re: [SOLVED] Frequent freezes on "Loading initial ramdisk ..."

Hi OP, has the problem gone away as you expected after 2 years?
By the way, can upgrading to the latest bios firmware help as opposed to downgrading it? Let us know

I've not changed anymore the bios version and I really doubt that there is any updated BIOS.
I didn't had the problem since the BIOS downgrade

Good for you!
Strange that an old kernel works and a new one doesn't. Maybe you should look at a newer version of BIOS.