Random Freeze/Kernel Panic- [SOLVED]

Cryptic Indium · 2026-08-07 11:42:06

So I'm running the linux lts (latest version) with KDE plasma. I suddenly started getting these sudden freezes while i run multiple programs (usually oracle virtual-box with Kali or win 10 and Waterfox browser with just 1 site open), and, in rare cases, after i close all windows and start moving my mouse. I thought it was livewallpaper, so i changed to a static one, rebooted and then did some work. I closed my web browser, and i see a single corruption cube (yellow white color) that zips across from the top of my laptop screen, covering it line by line until it looks like white noise visualizer.

I've checked my journalctl- The only red warning it shows is-

Jul 20 08:54:39 CrypticArch bootctl[444]:  Mount point '/boot' which backs the random seed file is world accessible, which is a security hole! 
Jul 20 08:54:39 CrypticArch bootctl[444]: Random seed file '/boot/loader/.#bootctlrandom-seed6131c28cf5b453cc' is world accessible, which is a security hole!

Other than that these yellow warnings,

faux_driver regulatory: Direct firmware load for regulatory.db failed with error -2

Jul 20 08:54:34 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:00:08.1: can't derive routing for PCI INT A
Jul 20 08:54:34 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:00:08.1: PCI INT A: not connected
Jul 20 08:54:34 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:00:08.3: can't derive routing for PCI INT A
Jul 20 08:54:34 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:00:08.3: PCI INT A: not connected

Jul 20 08:54:34 archlinux kernel: ACPI: \_SB_.PCI0.GP11: Overriding _PRW sleep state (S4) by S0 from power resources
Jul 20 08:54:34 archlinux kernel: ACPI: \_SB_.PCI0.GP12: Overriding _PRW sleep state (S4) by S0 from power resources
Jul 20 08:54:34 archlinux kernel: ACPI: \_SB_.PCI0.GP19.NHI0: Overriding _PRW sleep state (S4) by S0 from power resources
Jul 20 08:54:34 archlinux kernel: ACPI: \_SB_.PCI0.GP19.NHI1: Overriding _PRW sleep state (S4) by S0 from power resources

There was a warning about AUX which i have left out, suffice to say it will probably not be the root cause of error.

I've tried to check other forums, and the only option i found was to disable core performance boost in BIOS, but it isn't available for my laptop.

Please do respond whenever possible. Thanks

Last edited by Cryptic Indium (Yesterday 09:58:42)

seth · 2026-08-07 12:10:02

None of that output is relevant here.
See whether you can reboot out of the freezes using https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Keyboa … el_(SysRq) + REISUB (nb to enable that feature!) and if you get a kernel panic, please decode the QR-Code and post the link.
If you cannot reboot using the sysrq post the journal of the reboot

sudo journalctl -b | ncat termbin.com 9999

otherwise the one for the previous boot (the one that froze)

sudo journalctl -b -1 | ncat termbin.com 9999

Cryptic Indium · 2026-08-07 14:08:35

Hi, I am able to reboot after force shutdown (Holding the key down for 5 seconds). Otherwise the system remains suspended in that courrupt state, with tty not working either, infact even the shutdown key doesn't work, I have to do an unsafe shutdown each time this happens.

I am able to boot, this is mid session problem, and happens when i interact with the windows frequently (switching b/w virtual box and browser)

seth · 2026-08-07 15:09:38

with tty not working either, infact even the shutdown key doesn't work

seth wrote:

See whether you can reboot out of the freezes using https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Keyboa … el_(SysRq) + REISUB (nb to enable that feature!)

Please actually open and read the link.

And then post an according journal in any event.

Cryptic Indium · Yesterday 02:08:46

Hi, i did read through the wiki, but the conf file appears to be missing from my folder-

> pwd
/etc
> ls
adjtime                 cifs-utils/           ebtables.conf  group-          issue          libreoffice/       mdadm.conf          nftables.conf  pipewire/         resolv.conf    skel/              systemd/           X11/
alsa/                   conf.d/               environment    gshadow         java-openjdk/  libva.conf         mime.types          nginx/         pkcs11/           rhashrc        slsh.rc            tmpfiles.d/        xattr.conf
arch-release            credstore/            ethertypes     gshadow-        kernel/        locale.conf        mke2fs.conf         nsswitch.conf  polkit-1/         rpc            ssh/               tpm2-tss/          xdg/
arptables.conf          credstore.encrypted/  fish/          gtk-3.0/        keyutils/      locale.gen         mkinitcpio.conf     openldap/      ppp/              sane.d/        ssl/               ts.conf            xml/
audisp/                 cryptsetup-keys.d/    fonts/         healthd.conf    krb5.conf      locale.gen.pacnew  mkinitcpio.conf.d/  openvpn/       printcap          securetty      subgid             udev/
audit/                  crypttab              foomatic/      host.conf       ld.so.cache    localtime@         mkinitcpio.d/       os-release@    profile           security/      subgid-            udisks2/
avahi/                  cups/                 fstab          hostname        ld.so.conf     login.defs         ModemManager/       pacman.conf    profile.d/        sensors3.conf  subuid             ufw/
bash.bash_logout        dconf/                fuse.conf      hosts           ld.so.conf.d/  logrotate.d/       modprobe.d/         pacman.d/      protocols         sensors.d/     subuid-            UPower/
bash.bashrc             debuginfod/           gai.conf       hp/             libaudit.conf  machine-id         modules-load.d/     pam.d/         pulse/            services       sudo.conf          user-tmpfiles.d/
bindresvport.blacklist  default/              gdb/           ImageMagick-7/  libblockdev/   mailcap            mtab@               papersize      rc_keymaps/       shadow         sudoers            vbox/
binfmt.d/               depmod.d/             gnutls/        initcpio/       libinput/      makepkg.conf       nanorc              paperspecs     rc_maps.cfg       shadow-        sudoers.d/         vconsole.conf
bluetooth/              dkms/                 gprofng.rc     inputrc         libnl/         makepkg.conf.d/    netconfig           passwd         request-key.conf  shells         sudo_logsrvd.conf  vdpau_wrapper.cfg
ca-certificates/        e2scrub.conf          group          iptables/       libpaper.d/    makepkg.d/         NetworkManager/     passwd-        request-key.d/    signond.conf   sysctl.d/          wpa_supplicant/
> cd sysctl.d
> ls
> pwd
/etc/sysctl.d
> sudo ls
>

I checked as the systctl wiki embedded in it seemed to need this conf file to be edited

Last edited by Cryptic Indium (Yesterday 02:10:51)

seth · Yesterday 05:54:21

You'd be supposed to create such file however

The wiki wrote:

add sysrq_always_enabled=1 to your kernel parameters

and you could also manually

the wiki wrote:

just your current session, you can run either sysctl kernel.sysrq=1 or echo "1" > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq

If the article isn't translated into your native language you might get help from https://deepl.com/translator

Cryptic Indium · Yesterday 09:57:33

Ah all right, so i just did a system upgrade today and everything seems to be back to normal, perhaps they patched it now. I'll create this file as suggested. Thanks

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#1 2026-08-07 11:42:06

Random Freeze/Kernel Panic- [SOLVED]

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