dry fjord
Linux Mint XFCE. Booting from a 16GB USB drive. I have already booted successfully, but after changing from the open-source driver to the closed-source proprietary driver to fix display issues I rebooted, and it would not reboot again.
I had to write the kernel panic by hand, IDK how else to copy it, I'll write the text down in a second
oops
the number/number field is hexadecimal (prefixed with 0x, eg 0x52/0x5c)
0.641779 Initramfs unpacking failed- junk at end of compressed archive
0.684120 KERNEL PANIC: not syncing: VFS: unable to mount on 0,0
" " 120 CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: Swapper/0 Not tainted
" " 161 hardware name:
" " 181 Call Trace
" " 188 <TASK>
" " 194 52/5c show_stack
" " 205 4a/63 dump_stack_lvl
" " 216 10/16 dump stack
" " 225 15c/334 PANIC
" " 235 144/1dd mount_block_root
" " 248 10c/11c mount_root
" " 257 13f/191 prepare_namespace
" " 268 18c/1b5 kernel_init_freeable
" " 280 100/100 ? Rest_init
" " 290 16/150 kernel_init
" " 300 100/100 ? Rest_init
" " 309 22/30 ret_from_fork
" " 320 </TASK>
" " 930 KERNEL OFFSET: 0x 2dc 000 00 from 0x ffff ffff 8100 0000 (relocation range: 0x ffff ffff 8000 0000 - ffff ffff bfff ffff)
" " 961 END KERNEL PANIC
I have no idea what any of this means except maybe like the kernel accidentally offset itself, whatever that means
mentioned it on a server full of trans people and got told it was because nvidia drivers are a pain in the ass, so I guess that's one way to get tech support
because this is my only USB stick I'm just gonna reinstall Linux Mint onto the stick again. Didn't get much done yet anyway.
specifically was told to try a MESA driver
ornate kiln
Do you still need help with this issue? 
torpid violet
specifically was told to try a MESA driver
if u only have the one USB stick how did you manage to install Linux to a USB stick?
the MESA driver btw, refers to the linux built-in one for Intel graphics. A lot of pc's have a motherboard graphics chip (integrated graphics) and it's Intel-made very commonly.
dry fjord
if u only have the one USB stick how did you manage to install Linux to a USB st...
the .iso file is on my desktop, I used Rufus to burn that onto my one USB
torpid violet
the .iso file is on my desktop, I used Rufus to burn that onto my one USB
I see. It's a live boot only.
if it's the live system is being nutty as shown, it's either Windows Fast Startup is on; or sth else
unless ur using it on a pc with nothing on its internal drive, and that ss is from Windows on anoher pc
dry fjord
~~Do you still need help with this issue? <:mint_girl_blanket:932277817520033892...
nope, I re-wrote the USB, fresh OS, no longer an issue. Left the drivers alone this time
I think I may actually have a hardware problem... should have the GPU checked out. I have had issues in windows with the screen flickering very rarely, I just forgot to mention because I always assumed it was a cable fault. But with a nice new displayport cable replacing the old HDMI cable, nothing was fixed. So... my graphics card might just be struggling to drive my 4K monitor due to it being damaged?
dry fjord
if it's the live system is being nutty as shown, it's either Windows Fast Startu...
pretty sure fast startup is off? I used restart rather than shut down though which afaik stops fast startup anyway
torpid violet
the error u hand wrote wasn't display related
torpid violet
pretty sure fast startup is off? I used restart rather than shut down though whi...
highly advise to locate the setting and turn it off