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waffle0007

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From: USA

Registered: 2021-08-14

Posts: 20

[SOLVED] Hardware Error and Kernel panic when trying to boot live USB

Hello,
I'm consistently getting this error when trying to boot in my live USB:

For some prior context, my working Arch system crashed a couple weeks ago after updating and I've been trying various things to get this desktop working again. I've tried installing Manjaro and Ubuntu, both successfully boot but end up crashing shortly after installing/opening applications. I've also put a new SSD in but similar issues persist like in the photo above. This certainly seems like a hardware issue considering I can't even boot into a live USB, but I'm really not sure where to begin looking or what even caused this in the first place. Thank you in advance for any tips.

Last edited by waffle0007 (2021-08-17 23:36:16)

Silejonu

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Registered: 2019-12-23

Posts: 2

Re: [SOLVED] Hardware Error and Kernel panic when trying to boot live USB

That's surely a hardware error. There are several things you can do:

1. Update your BIOS

2. Reset your BIOS settings to their default values

3. Try with only one stick of RAM (try all of them individually)

4. Unplug every disk but your new SSD (you can also try without this SSD, to make sure it's not faulty)

5. If you have a dedicated GPU, try another one (either by replacing it, or using your CPU's integrated GPU, if you have one)

6. Try with another CPU

7. Try with another motherboard

The list is ordered by how easy/time-consuming it is, so try 1 before 2, 2 before 3, etc.

Last edited by Silejonu (2021-08-18 13:34:49)

waffle0007

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From: USA

Registered: 2021-08-14

Posts: 20

Re: [SOLVED] Hardware Error and Kernel panic when trying to boot live USB

After updating BIOS, the system seems to booting successfully and everything is working so far without crashing. Thank you so much for the suggestion