Questions tagged [kernel]
Linux is the name of the kernel used in Ubuntu as well as other GNU/Linux operating systems. Use this tag for questions related to upgrading and installing kernels, compiling, patches, and kernel modules.
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Customizing the kernel (arm64) using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on a Raspberry Pi 4
I have successfully installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on a Raspberry Pi 4 using the following image:
https://ubuntu.com/download/raspberry-pi/thank-you?version=20.04&architecture=arm64+raspi
I want to ...
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How to install (or troubleshoot) a USB 3.0 AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet adapter?
I have a USB 3.0 AX88179 based Gigabit Ethernet adapter and after searching online, I found many people reporting success with this device under Linux. The driver entered the mainline kernel on ...
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Removed Kernel by mistake [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to restore a system after accidentally removing all kernels?
I was trying to remove some older versions of my kernel to decrease the GRUB menu size. And I removed even the ...
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nVidia drivers on 15.04 kernel 3.19 stalling system load
all. I recently bombed my Zorin OS 9 system by unsuccessfully installing kernel 4.0 so I decided to go back to Ubuntu - which I haven't used since 10.04 - and am stumbling across some issues. First is ...
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How to blacklist amdgpu driver?
I have found that amdgpu driver is disturbing in suspend. I want to uninstall or blacklist it.
How to blacklist amdgpu?
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i915 missing firmware error message during kernel 6.2.0-26 installation on Xubuntu 22.04
The 22.04 hardware enablement package was updated a few minutes ago installing kernel 6.2.0-26 on the system. The problem is that during the image generation this message appeared:
W: Possible missing ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Very Slow Boot [drm:drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_dependencies [drm_kms_helper]] *ERROR* flip_done timed out
I have recently installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my new Razer Blade Stealth and installed the Nvidia Driver 450, but now the boot time is weird. It takes more than two minutes for the system to boot and be ...
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Find out cause of kernel panics
I've been getting these kernel panics for a while now and been looking for help. I've tried turning of acpi and such. I've just installed newest version of ubuntu server 11.10 and doesn't seem to go ...
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Error when I try to compile the kernel 2.6.37
I have downloaded the kernel 2.6.37 from kernel.org.
I have tried to compile it but I get an error:
$ make menuconfig
scripts/kconfig/conf --silentoldconfig Kconfig
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*** Configuration file "....
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ASUS TUF A15 2023 Keyboard Not Working
I've recently acquired an ASUS Tuf A15 with a Ryzen 7000 CPU (https://www.asus.com/laptops/for-gaming/tuf-gaming/asus-tuf-gaming-a15-2023/techspec/). Keyboard is not working. Is there a patch already ...
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Error in compiling/installing RealTime Kernel on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
I need to install a RealTime Kernel for working with ROS2 and I have followed this guide very carefully. But I get always the same error:
make[2]: *** [debian/rules:6: build] Errore 2
dpkg-...
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Sleep issue on ubuntu 21.04, CPU AMD 5700u
System Info
Dell Inspiron 5515
Operating System: Kubuntu 21.04
Kernel Version: 5.12.9-051209-generic
OS Type: 64-bit
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 5700U with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 15,1 GiB of RAM
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Ubuntu doesn't boot after kernel update
After the update to latest kernel (2.6.32-31-generic), when I start my PC, all I get is the grub2 prompt. I don't get any errors, it simple wont boot.
I tried this https://help.ubuntu.com/community/...
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Kernel outputting this, should I worry? - [Hardware Error]: PROCESSOR 0:406e3 TIME 1498209621 SOCKET 0 APIC 3 microcode 9e
I have dmesg -Hw running trying to troubleshoot other problem (my ssd ocasionally going in read-only mode) and noticed this that happens few times per day, should I worry
[ +0,000010] mce: [Hardware ...
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Updating kernel question
I'm running 14.04 and installed the 4.02 kernel several months ago because it supported my hardware better (ThinkPad T450s) than the 3.13 kernel.
When I run software update, however, it does not ...
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Blacklist.conf "Ignoring Bad Line Boot Prompt"
Alright Ubuntu wizards, I jacked up my system a bit unnecessarily, which is now giving me the chance to learn more about how to fix it...a vicious cycle. Anyway, I have it mostly up and running again ...
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Wireless issues on 16.04 with RTL8821AE, ASUS E202S
I've recently purchased an Asus E202S desktop computer and tried to install Ubuntu 16.04 on it. I had no problems to install or make a dualboot with Windows 10, but the real problems started to show ...
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Qualcomm Atheros AR93xx Wireless Network Adapter + Ubuntu 16.04 woes
NEWS:
Added update 1
Added update 2
I am trying to build a new machine using the Gigabyte GA-970 G1 Gaming motherboard, together with a TP-Link TL-WDN4800 N900 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express ...
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uname -r returns the wrong kernel version
I upgraded from Ubuntu 12 to 14.04 and ran a check at the end of the process to verify everything went right. here is the output of uname -a
Linux odoo 2.6.32-042stab092.3 #1 SMP Sun Jul 20 13:27:24 ...
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Installing Nvidia drivers with pkg1.run ends with "no Version.h found"
I have read a lot and tried a lot - nothing worked for me.
I have a Dell Inspiron 8200 (1600x1200) with a Geforce MX440 Mobile. Installing the driver the "easy way" (sudo apt-get install nvidia-...
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Building own kernel on ubuntu
I'm trying to build my own kernel, as I want to write a kernel program which I need to compile into the kernel.
So what did I do? Download from kernel.org, extract, do the make menuconfig and ...
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VMPlayer installation error on ubuntu
when I try to install VMWare Player on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS I get the following error:
Unable to build kernel module.
I saw in other similar questions that a suggested solution is to do the following:
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Is the Ubuntu kernel open source and available for download and building?
Can I build the Ubuntu Kernel? I heard that the Ubuntu kernel is a special version of the linux kernel.
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Lots of soft-locks after upgrade to linux-image-5.3.0-19-generic
Been using 19.10 for a couple weeks and running sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade daily with no issues until today when it seems to have updated the kernel (that's what linux-image`linux-...
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Ubuntu 16.04 not booting 4.13.0-x-generic [closed]
I was using version 4.10.0-42-generic before and it worked fine. I can still choose it in GRUB but the new versions I got from updates do not work.
The new versions that do not work are 4.13.0-26-...
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Avoid/automate compiling e1000e driver with new kernel updates
I have home server that has installed an ASRock H670 ITX that has NIC Intel I219V, running Ubuntu 20.04.3.
The problem is that kernel does not have driver for this NIC. I had to install manually using ...
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Install driver rtl8814au on ubuntu 20.04
Based on this
Install driver rtl8814au on ubuntu 18.04
I installed manually (make && make install) the driver when I had the kernel
$ uname -r
5.4.0-26-generic
Now, ubuntu 20.04 wants to ...
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Ubuntu halts after few seconds of starting and nothing works command, virtual terminal, GUI
I installed ubuntu and after a fresh restart the sysyem goes to halt.
It shows following error in the virtual terminal [484.269470] EXT4-fs error (device sda1): ext4_find_entry:1309: inode #2093097:...
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Risk of continuing to use kernel 5.4.0-56-generic that was removed from the repositories on 12-9-2020?
On 12-2-2020 my computers received an update which included a new linux-generic-hwe-18.04 version 5.4.0.56.62~18.04.50. This pulled in kernel 4.5.0-56.
On 12-9-2020 this version was deleted from the ...
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Kernel 4.8 UFW and SMB not working together
Good day, I recently encountered a strange error regarding samba shares. I set up the shared directories on multiple computers on my home network. I enabled ufw and added samba rule with 'ufw allow ...
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Dell XPS 15 9550 - Ubuntu after upgrade(including Kernel) will not boot
I have a Dell XPS 15 9550 and a encrypted Ubuntu which will not boot. At the beginning iI updated/upgraded the current OS which resulted in the following output after reboot.
ACPI BIOS Error(Bug): ...
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Impossible to install Ubuntu 18.04 on a new computer
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on a brand new computer but I can't get it done. I'm getting a lot of lines like :
AMD-VI: Completion-Wait loop timed out
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---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal ...
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The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded
I am using Vagrant. When I try to start it, I get this issue (it was working the past year, no idea why it suddenly fails - I haven't updated anything):
The provider 'virtualbox' that was requested ...
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Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS (Focal Fossa): Error "Package linux-image-generic is not configured" when updating linux-firmware
I kindly ask somebody experienced to help me with the following painful issue. Recently, my automated software updater suggested me to update linux-firmware. The update failed and I am receiving such ...
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Compiling AVLD on 11.04
I'm trying to install AVLD 1.4 on Natty.
I've unpacked the files, but when I compile them with make, it fails:
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.38-8-generic-pae/build M=/home/jmendeth/Downloads/avld_0.1.4 ...
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Installing the Liquorix kernel on ubuntu 12.04 x64bit
Has anyone had any luck installing the Liquorix kernel for 3.6.6 or any of the newer ones??
I want to install it on Ubuntu 12.04x64.
Thank You.
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Ubuntu 16.04 freezes with 4.10 kernel
I was trying to install Ubuntu 16.04-2 on my new machine now and it was pretty much working until I do apt upgrade. After upgrade, the kernel was updated from 4.8 to 4.10 and thereafter the ubuntu ...
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USB-C ports suddenly stopped working ubuntu 22.04
As the title suggests my USB-C ports suddenly stopped working without a reboot of my computer.
The only function of the USB-C ports that works right now is charging, USB3.0 ports work fine. As it ...
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hbu 12-0:1.0: config failed, hub doesn't have any ports! (error -19)
I recently built a PC with the following specifications:
Processor: Ryzen 9 7900
Motherboard: MSI X670E ACE (MS-7D69)
BIOS Version: E7D69AMS.190
RAM: 16GB x 2 Crucial
Storage: 1 TB WD SSD
I ...
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Why is lowlatency kernel not being updated in parallel with the generic kernel?
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Any idea when we'll see updates to the lowlatency version of the Ubuntu 12.04 kernel? It is still stuck at 3.2.0.23 whereas the generic kernel is already several updates ahead of it at a version ...
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Control loading of kernel module automatically
When i do rmmod usb_storage and then dmesg i can see the output saying usb_storage deregistered. But when i attach a flash drive and then dmesg , it says
Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
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How do I add a kernel boot parameter on live session itself? [duplicate]
I need to add boot parameter "pci=noaer" on my live persistent usb itself. Applying this command in terminal gave a error.
sudo update-grub
Error: /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: failed to get ...
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Make boot parameters permanent on live session itself?
Live usb with 4gb persistent.
I follow these steps:-
I press e on grub2 at Boot.
I add pci=nomsi at the end of quiet splash. Its effects works perfectly.
To make it permanent i then in terminal and ...
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Kernal panic on fresh 14.04 install on Barebone Brix Pro i5-4570R
I recently upgraded from the smaller AMD barebone brix to the brix pro. The new PC seems to make Ubuntu 14.04 crash on boot, a bug which I can't see anyone with the same PC having (too early?). I've ...
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How to reinstall kernels after accidental deletion with a separate boot partition and an encrypted LVM volume?
My installation is a Ubuntu 12.04 64 bits (Classic "legacy" MBR - No EFI/UEFI here) with two partition :
A separate boot partition
An encrypted LUKS volume that contains the system Logical Volumes
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Do all updates, even kernel, take affect without rebooting
I use 11.04.
When I upgrade a package, it shows a message similar to this :
Unpacking replacement libkrb5support0 ...
Preparing to replace libgssrpc4 1.8.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2 (using .../...
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VirtualBox error kernel headers
I'm with Ubuntu 15.04 and I'm trying to create an emulator (genymotion), but when run virtualbox, i got the error:
Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules ...done.
Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS ...
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Should I allow kernel updates?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and the update manager appears daily with updates. I am ok with other updates but I want to know about Linux Kernel updates: Should I update to new versions, and why?
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RZ608 MT7921K Wireless LAN Driver is not supported on ubuntu 18.04
I Have full amd laptop and and i have RZ608 (MT7921K) and ubuntu does not find the module so the driver is missing. I tried to find a driver and only solution show up was updating kernel to 5.14+. I ...
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How to blacklist radeon module? [duplicate]
In this answer https://askubuntu.com/a/928889/632192 , step 3:
Ensure that the radeon module is blacklisted prior to installing the package from AMD.
How can I do that?
Kernel version (output of ...
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