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RosaLucy

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Registered: 2026-01-14

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Newly compiled kernel fails boot... [SOLVED]

Hello! I got the 7.0.0-rc3 kernel straight from kernel.org. I configured it, compiled it, made the modules, made the bzImage, and made an mkinitcpio config for it. After sudo mkinitcpio -P and grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg, it appeared in my bootloader. However, the issue seems to be with the initramfs as whenever it tries to load it, the capslock light begins flashing indicating a kernel panic. I have tried removing the option for "quiet" and "splash" as well as setting loglevel=7 to enable verbose mode but it still gets stuck at specifically "Loading initial ramdisk..." Using journalctl -b -1 doesn't even show the boot, it shows the previous boot in a working kernel. Is there any way I can fix this? (i do have a working system with the zen kernel too so i can access my system)

Last edited by RosaLucy (2026-03-18 21:52:44)

Everything2067

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Registered: 2025-06-29

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Re: Newly compiled kernel fails boot... [SOLVED]

Did you generate the initramfs for the new kernel?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel … ile_system

Nevermind you did...

Last edited by Everything2067 (2026-03-14 08:08:57)

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Re: Newly compiled kernel fails boot... [SOLVED]

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/linux-mainline

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RosaLucy

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Registered: 2026-01-14

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Re: Newly compiled kernel fails boot... [SOLVED]

I would have prefered to manually compile the kernel with my own config but this works too. Thanks!