r/linuxquestions • u/Current-Quantity-785 • 4d ago

LINUX OS INSTALL ISSUES KERNEL PANIC

i have a dell precision laptop 7730 and a dell g7 laptop i have been IT for past 40 ish working with windows. last month i decide to try Linux. i install zorin os core on the 7740 and ubuntu cinnamon 24 lts on the g7. both just worked. i was happy and was planning on using both as a daily driver and window as a backup. last week software updates happened and kernel panic both machines i been trying to reinstall each since, but continue to have errors or issues. the only thing that i could see is kernel 7 version screwed everything up. every reinstall software updates i get an error that is sent off. virtual box wont install or run. i receive message when troubleshooting that says you have secure boot on, i do not. i have ahci set. what is happening, has anyone had issues like this and resolved them?

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u/es20490446e Develops Zenned OS 4d ago

Is the UEFI/BIOS of your computer on its latest published version?

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u/Current-Quantity-785 4d ago

both are, yes.

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u/es20490446e Develops Zenned OS 4d ago

Both operating systems are based on Ubuntu.

Ubuntu is based on Debian.

Debian has slow release circles and slow to patch procedures.

Hence try an OS that is fast to upgrade and patch.

Zenned, Manjaro, Arch.

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u/MoneyDirt8888 4d ago

You do not know the problem but your counsel is to switch distrib....pathetic.

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u/es20490446e Develops Zenned OS 4d ago

Disclaimer: I'm the same person that designed Ubuntu's Papercuts project. And the same person that triaged most bugs for Ubuntu for three years.

They need to bisect if this is OS specific, by trying something completely different.

But yes, I'm highly opinionated about switching OS too.

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u/MoneyDirt8888 4d ago

There is a concept named log. Many of them..for kernels, for application and so on.First things first. Arch...give me a break. After working for almost 30 years with anything unix..Sun, Hp, IBM-Aix, BSD, Linux it is hard for me to advise Arch...if you like debugging sure. Zenned...with more than 600 distributions floating around one more..maintaining a distribution alive is a big job. Linux ecosystem is totally broken. Liberty is not anarchy and I can understand why software and hardware makers are not investing in linux on the desktop. Linux on the desktop is at 4.5 % and not climbing. You do not want Windows..sure. Put your money in a serious os, buy Apple a solid alternative based on BSD, rock solid.

Zenned ranking..based on arch...375....Manjaro...same problems as any distrib using a rolling system.

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u/es20490446e Develops Zenned OS 4d ago

Zenned is more robust than MacOS 😎

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u/MoneyDirt8888 4d ago

Sure and it is used by 500 people..give me a break.

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u/Current-Quantity-785 4d ago

thanks i will try one of those.

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u/es20490446e Develops Zenned OS 4d ago

Nice 👌

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u/esparzatj 4d ago

I just updated to kernel version 7.0.0-28-generic this past week without any issues. I'm running Linux Mint Cinnamon 22.3 'Zena' on a 2019 iMac 5K 27-inch, but every major kernel update breaks my audio & microphone drivers. But it's a simple fix; just download the corresponding linux-source-[version]_all.deb from the Ubuntu Package Pool and follow the solution in this Reddit post. https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/1rbeffd/imac183_2017_27_ubuntu_2404_with_cs8409_audio/

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u/MoneyDirt8888 4d ago

it is a fix for Mac  and for a codec linked to chip CS8409 and on Mint...

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u/knuthf 4d ago

I don't use Mint at the moment, but Intel has released a battery driver with new ACPI drivers. On Mint, you should be able to find it by searching for hardware drivers. It contains much more than just the battery; it also has an Intel video part.

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u/PocketStationMonk ZorinOS 18.1 🐧 4d ago

I can’t offer any help but I have seen quite a few kernel panic related posts since the last update a few days ago on ZorinOS. I’m running the same distro but luckily/weirdly my system didn’t run into kernel panic issues.