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talowicz

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Registered: 2024-08-13

Posts: 20

[SOLVED] Crashing on boot

Hello, this has been happening since upgrading my system from 6.10.3 -> 6.10.4

Specs:

Kernel: 6.10.4
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5900x 12c/24t
RAM: 32gb DDR4 @ 3600MT/s (2x 16gb DIMMs)
GPU1 (x16 slot): AMD Radeon 6950xt
GPU2 (x8 slot): AMD Radeon 6500xt
Boot drive: Samsung NVMe 1tb <--- Encrypted root partition with LUKS
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570S AORUS PRO AX

*All separate boot attempts*
The boot crash screen1 - https://0x0.st/X4Yj.jpg
The boot crash screen2 - https://0x0.st/X49g.txt
The boot crash screen3 - https://0x0.st/X496.jpg

Logs of /var/log/pacman.log:
Installs - https://0x0.st/X494.log_2024
Upgrades - https://0x0.st/X49J.log_2024

Is this most likely a hardware fault?

After changing my CPU voltage +0.126v, I managed to boot into a KDE session but every process eventually core dumped. Now I cannot even boot with this CPU tweak. I will post the journal logs tomorrow :)

EDIT:
It turns out that the kernel update was just a red herring and the real problem was the CPU. Maybe that update was just the straw that broke the camel's back! Thanks to anyone who chimed-in with help :)

Last edited by talowicz (2024-08-25 02:35:26)

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

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Re: [SOLVED] Crashing on boot

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 9#p2189919

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talowicz

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Registered: 2024-08-13

Posts: 20

Re: [SOLVED] Crashing on boot

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 9#p2189919

Thanks for replying, but after continuing to troubleshoot today I think it is a hardware issue but don't know which component is the culprit. I have ruled out RAM as I have
run memtest for over 25 hours. Is there anything in those screenshots which may hint towards a specific component?

Thanks again!

Last edited by talowicz (2024-08-17 19:52:42)

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Crashing on boot

Boot the July install iso (will most likely work), chroot into the system and downgrade the kernel to 6.10.2, then see whether you can boot the installed kernel.
The crashes look unspecific, your RAM is ok, the timing is suspicious, and your hardware central casting for the amdgpu bug.

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Lone_Wolf

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Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 15,060

Re: [SOLVED] Crashing on boot

Moderator Note : OP used report button by mistake.

Thanks for helping out, turns out the problem was the CPU and the update was just a red herring. Marked as solved!

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