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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What's coming in Ubuntu 18.04's 3rd point release
So,the WiFi driver on my system has a memory leak problem, known for a while. I'm running on 18.04.2 with HWE pack ergo Linux Kernel 4.18.
Since memory leak issue is fixed in 4.20 or next version (5....
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Problem installing VirtualBox and linux-headers-5.0.0-21-generic
I'm on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS and am having trouble installing VirtualBox:
$ sudo apt install virtualbox
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
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Broken Packages (No file found)
i have some broken packages, more specifically:
linux-image-4.4.0-101-generic
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-103-generic
linux-image-4.4.0-103-generic
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-104-generic
linux-image-4....
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Ubuntu Studio Nvidia drivers compatibility
I am currently using Mint on a machine that is configured as an audio workstation although it also does a wide variety of other tasks.
I am thinking of trying Ubuntu Studio instead.
I have read that ...
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Kubuntu 18.10 and Kubuntu 19.04 - Grub Error: Couldn't find suitable memory target
When installing Kubuntu 18.10 and 19.04, I have run into the issue of seeing a grub error message "couldn't find suitable memory target" and then after the kernel starts there is kernel panic message ...
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Error is running windows 10 over the virtual box [duplicate]
Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Windows10.
The virtual machine 'Windows10' has terminated unexpectedly during
startup with exit code 1 (0x1).
Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE ...
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Can't install rtl8192eu-linux-driver on UBUNTU 18.10
I am using UBUNTU 18.10 and I had problem with TL-WN822n v5 driver in UBUNTU and Kali (4.19.0-kali5-amd64)
The problem is driver=rtl8xxxu so I found a driver in this page :
https://github.com/Mange/...
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Kernel tainted and attempted to kill init ubuntu 16.04.06
This is the image of what loads on my screen when I try I try to boot up ubuntu. I don't know how to fix this error. The Kernel is tainted, and I'm not able to fix anything at the moment because ...
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The following error message appears when i run dpkg on linux ? What is the issus?
I used this command for removing the linux-image
sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq linux-image-4.4.0-116-generic
But it shows the following error message
(Reading database ... 267739 ...
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How to add device aibs to kernel configuration file?
I have an asus laptop, which I have installed in Ubuntu 18.04, Everything works fine but the fans. They make a lot of noise and work always in maximum speed. So I have tried to work this out using ...
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Why is a device file not created?
Upon insertion of a mass USB storage device like an external hard drive or a flash drive, dmesg -w notes its insertion but no corresponding file such as /dev/sda or /dev/sdb is created.
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kernel: INFO: rcu_sched self-detected stall on CPU on Allwinner H3, Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS 4.14.52
I have NanoPi Duo2 board with Allwinner H3 and Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS 4.14.52.
After some time (from few hours to few days) it stuck: can be pinged, even connected by SSH, but freezes after entering ...
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Not able to enable ktls while build OpenSSL3.0.0 on Ubuntu 16.04.1
I am trying to build Openssl-3.0.0 from master branch to use ktls feature on Ubuntu 16, but the build is skipping the ktls feature
even though i am using Ubuntu 16.04.1 (Kernel version: 4.15) ...
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Where to find Ubuntu change logs (esp the kernel)
Where can I find change logs for various parts of Ubuntu, especially the kernel? I've looked, and I can't find them.
A Software Update dialog just popped up, with the 2nd "linux image" update in 2 ...
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Bluetooth keeps connecting and disconnecting
I am running Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-52-generic x86_64) and the bluetooth keeps connecting and disconnecting. When I enter bluetoothctl and have devices paired etc. I try to connect to ...
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Can I run Ubuntu on something other than Linux Kernel?
I want to delete my Linux kernel but still want to run Ubuntu with GNU utilities. I don't like Linux; I only want GNU. So can I run Ubuntu and GNU on something other than Linux kernel?
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What did "sysctl vm" do?
My system: Linux/Lubuntu 18.04 LTS, 64 bit
What I wanted to do was checking the value of my swappiness with the terminal-command
sysctl vm.swappiness
Out of sheer clumsiness I only typed
sysctl ...
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Why an I2C device driver doesn't appear in /sys/bus/i2c/drivers?
Starting from an image ubuntu-18.04.2-preinstalled-server-arm64+raspi3.img.xz (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/RaspberryPi) I'm trying to add the ad525x_dpot I2C driver which was not enabled during the ...
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Regarding pcie bus error
I'm receiving PCIe bus errors in kern.log of version 16, 18 and 19 of Ubuntu when booting the system:
kernel: [ 13.231617] pcieport 0000:00:1c.0: AER: Corrected error received: id=00e0
kernel: [ 13....
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Install more packages with debootstrap
debootstrap is a tool which will install a Debian/Ubuntu base system into a subdirectory of another, already installed system.
The installation log ends like this:
. . .
I: Validating xxd 2:8.1....
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Ubuntu 16.04 partition doesn't boot after resizing
I hope you guys can help me because I'm beginning to be hopeless to find my data and all my work...
I spent 2 days going through many forums to find a solution but nothing works.
This is my problem:
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After upgrading my 18.04 LT to 4.15.-52-generic can't boot on LUKS encrypted LVM
After upgrading my 18.04 LTE to 4.15.-52-generic kernel modules I am not able to boot into my Desktop. My SSD is LUKS encrypted (LUKS partition on LVM). With the new kernel modules, it doesn't ask me ...
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How to change threshold for 'watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#xx stuck for 23s!'?
Sometimes I can see this log if the system is in heavy loading.
I would like to extend this threshold ( 23 seconds? ) persistently.
Any way to setup it in grub or command line?
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dkms apport error for Kernel 5.x
I'm not entirely sure what is happening here but I have not been able to update my kernel past 4.20.
I've used Ukuu to update my kernels for a while, but when I try to do it with 5.x I receive this ...
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Missing amdgpu firmware file named vega20_ta.bin | Kubuntu 19.04
Recently, after each upgrade I get these lines at the end of the process:
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.131ubuntu19) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.0.0-17-generic
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VirtualBox error on ubuntu 19.04: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) [duplicate]
Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver is either not loaded or not set up correctly. Please try setting it up again by executing
'/sbin/vboxconfig'
as root.
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2 suspicious «non existent» tasks named 0000:06:00.0_di and 0000:06:00.0_ev. What are they?
In an UBUNTU 18.04 installation here are two suspicious «non existent» tasks named 0000:06:00.0_di and 0000:06:00.0_ev. Log indicates that a problematic pci 0000:06:00.0 exists, but still there is no ...
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How to list /find all driver files getting compiled while doing make?
Driver files getting compiled while doing make, is there any ways to list using the makefiles?
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Boot stuck at this screen
This started after kernel update.
I've tried this boot option:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nomodeset"
But it doesn't solve problem sometimes it doesn't work.
I'm using Kubuntu 18.04, Kernel ...
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16.04 kernel automatically rebuilding?
Does the kernel rebuild with apt update?
Does the kernel rebuild with apt upgrade?
As you can see the oldest kernel was built in Feb. of 2018.
WHY is the kernel suddenly starting to rebuild as of Jan ...
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"Kernel panic, VFs:unable to mount root fs on unknown block(0,0)" after ugrade to 18.04
In the past I used to be able to dual-boot Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 10 on a SSD and it worked like a charm.
Finishing upgrade to 18.04 ubuntu asked me to update grub which I did recklessly and ended ...
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I don't get Linux kernel 5.x.x upgrades. I just get kernel 4.x.x upgrades
I use Ubuntu Studio 18.04.2 (with the additional support life through extra PPA backports).
Some weeks ago I upgraded the Linux kernel from 4.x.x to 5.x.x
But... I still receive upgrades of the 4.x....
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How to check what is breaking automatic updates kernel when use apt upgrade or dist-upgrade?
My current system version is 18.04 LTS, kernel 4.15.0-45-generic.
Due to CVE-2019-11477, I want to update the kernel to the fixed version linux-image-4.15.0-52-generic.
I tried sudo apt dist-upgrade ...
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Signing custom compiled kernel for Secure Boot
I am following steps given here to generate keys in order to sign a copy of kernel I compiled myself. However, midway through the process, when I try to verify that "the master certificate is signed ...
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Stuck with obsolete kernel
My desktop was on the kernel 4.15.0-48-generic. Then in the middle of this May the system suggested to upgrade itself to the kernel 4.15.0-50-generic, and I said "OK".
The upgrade was unsuccessful, ...
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What is the complete procedure to update a kernel module currently in use?
I have a server 18.04 with custom ZFS kernel modules (0.8.x vs provided 0.7.x).
Periodically, when I update the kernel, I have to recompile the ZFS kernel module, which otherwise would get ...
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Power outage during apt-get upgrade broke apt-get commands
I have a server running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This morning I ran an apt upgrade and during it, the server lost power. Once it was restored, I logged in and noticed there were 2 packages "not fully ...
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Where can one get Ubuntu-compatible linux-tools package for a new Linux kernel?
Various kernel builds for Ubuntu are available at the Ubuntu Kernel PPA. But only the following packages are included for each kernel at the PPA site:
linux-headers-{kernel_version}...
linux-image-{...
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Ubuntu without setuid
Linux kernel supports setuid, setgid permission for executable binaries.
Is it possible to build a kernel without these capabilities?
Without these, administrators are the only users that can tamper ...
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Problem after packages upgrade
This morning I upgraded the following packages:
libdevmapper1.02.1:amd64 (2:1.02.145-4.1ubuntu4, 2:1.02.145-4.1ubuntu4.1), libguestfs-hfsplus:amd64 (1:1.40.2-1ubuntu1, 1:1.40.2-1ubuntu1.1), ...
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Mount QNX filesystem in Ubuntu 18.04
I am trying to mount QNX6 filesystem in Ubuntu 18.04.
For that I searched and found that I have to recompile my Linux kernel and enable CONFIG_QNX6FS_FS which I did and recompiled my kernel and all ...
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Sublevel version mismatch when trying to compile current kernel
I am trying to recompile the sound/usb module on Ubuntu 18.10 against the running kernel. I get no compilation errors but when I try to load the module I get this error:
Invalid module format
I am ...
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Why linux kernel lights up the screen again before the machine's actually put to hibernation
When putting the machine to hibernation, the screen's like black -> light up -> black, after that the machine actually put to hibernation. I'm wondering why the kernel lights up the screen again ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 shutdown and other power/charging problems
Quite new to Ubuntu/Linux and just installed 18.04 (Bionic) onto my Windows 10 Netbook. 32-bit EFI/BIOS and 64-bit System, used a workaround, but installation wasn't a problem.
The Netbook will not ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-51-generic x86_64) freezes daily
I am running a headless Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS Media Server. I upgraded it many moons ago from 16 and the server has been rock solid for a very long time. In the past month or so, the machine becomes ...
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Unknown symbol in module but what symbol?
I compile a driver following the documentations. But when I try loading them via
insmod onebox_wlan_nongpl.ko
, I receive an error message:
insmod: Error: could not insert module ...
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Problems installing a TL-WN881ND driver on Ubuntu 18.04
I've been trying to install a driver for my TL-WN881ND network card on Ubuntu 18.04.2 to connect to the internet with it, and I keep crashing into errors. Here's what I get when I type make:
"NO KSRC,...
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Random system hang when booting Ubuntu 19.04 with kernel 5.0.0
I have been experiencing a few problems with my Ubuntu system (19.04) lately. I think it is related to the way the graphics interface is handled by kernel 5.0.0.
My computer is an Asus ZenBook 13 (...
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Not enough memory if using UEFI
When attempting to install Ubuntu, Kubuntu, or really any flavour of Ubuntu 19.04, I get to the Grub prompt like normal, but the minute I choose a kernel to boot, I get the message "Not enough memory" ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Kernel (5.0.13) cpupower does not run
I am using the Lenovo Thinkpad e490. I installed dual-boot with Windows, but I had a couple of issues so I updated my Kernel to 5.0.13 (I read in a forum that this version fixes some problems, but ...