Repair after faulty kernel update

[hnimmo]

Big disaster today....old versions boot up but with error message "Failed to start MACHINE CHECK LOGGING DAEMON"

Could log in after that but network was not configured, nor configurable. Same for my dual displays. How to recover that? Any advice?

I used to have a recovery version that worked but that is now also broken.

[Sauerland]

Install the "new" kernel and see post #5 to copy the radeon Module to the new Kernel.

See bug.

[Bill_L]

@Bill_L
Do you install with netinstall?



There is also an workaround to copy the Radeon Module to the non working kernel:
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_b...?id=1195142#c5

no, not the net install, I used the DVD iso on a USB drive. But I did not let the installer add the latest repositories.

thanks for the workaround link, I just hope I’m smart enough to apply it.

[HighBloodSugar]

@Bill_L
Do you install with netinstall?



There is also an workaround to copy the Radeon Module to the non working kernel:
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_b...?id=1195142#c5

This worked for me. Many thanks!

[Bill_L]

Install the "new" kernel and see post #5 to copy the radeon Module to the new Kernel.

See bug.

OK , so after those of us that need to do the #5 bug workaround are going to face when the kernel is fixed, and another up date installs it. Will it overwrite the workaround, or just ignore it & put the fixed kernel where it is suppose to be?

BTW, that bug #5 workaround did it for me! Thanks for the link.

[Bill_L]

Being the glutton for frustration and stress I tend to be, I booted the HP AIO and did the update.
It restarted as it should have. NO problems.
BUT it has Radeon HD (tm) Graphics, built into 5he motherboard.
Not a separate card.
Wonder why it worked, and the desktop needed that workaround?

Now to tackle the laptops!

[mrmazda]

Radeon HD (tm) Graphics

Not enough information:

inxi -Gxx

[Bill_L]

Not enough information:

inxi -Gxx

I think if I run that terminal code, it will basically say that it is Radeon(TM) HD, but to satisfy your innate need for MORE.
I will have post from that machine in a while

have a good weekend.

# inxi -Gxx
Graphics:  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Kabini [Radeon HD 8240 / R3 Series] vendor: Hewlett-Packard  
           driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.0 chip ID: 1002:9838  
           Device-2: Realtek HP 1.0MP High Definition Webcam type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus ID: 2-3:3  
           chip ID: 0bda:573d  
           Display:server: X.org 1.20.3 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: ati,radeon unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa  
           resolution: <xdpyinfo missing>  
           OpenGL:renderer: AMD KABINI (DRM 2.50.0 5.3.18-150300.59.43-default LLVM 11.0.1) v: 4.5 Mesa 20.2.4  
           direct render: Yes 

[mrmazda]

# inxi -Gxx
Graphics:  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Kabini [Radeon HD 8240 / R3 Series] vendor: Hewlett-Packard  
           driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.0 chip ID: 1002:9838

Kabini is a teensy too new to be affected.

[hnimmo]

Install the "new" kernel and see post #5 to copy the radeon Module to the new Kernel.

See bug.

This did not work for me. 'preempt' and 'default' versions of the "new" kernel and a 'default' version of the "old" kernel are offered at boot-up. I have copied the radeon driver file to the default folder of the new kernel as suggested in post #5 of the bug. But my dual displays are unconfigured and unconfigurable. The network is also unconfigured and I'm lost how to get that working.

What now? Any ideas?