I gave it a few weeks to see if a newer TW build would resolve it.
I currently have:
kernel-default-base-6.1.0-1.1.25.12.x86_64
kernel-default-base-6.4.3-1.1.28.3.x86_64
kernel-default-base-6.4.2-1.1.28.2.x86_64
Installed, but only the oldest one will boot.
I read a bit online and it seems these are kernel panics, and many indicated hardware failures. I would believe hardware failures, but the old kernel works without issue.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Boot without quiet and with plymouth.enable=0 on the kernel command line, then you should see panic message on the screen. Post a photo of it.
fwiw: over the years this has occurred on Laptops and pc’s. it also happened this week on a HUAWEI 15D, which is less than 1 year old.
Doing a fast power on/off cycle usually overcomes this effect.
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On is with the KMS small kernel and the other is with the default.
I added plymouth.enable=0 at the end of the linux line in grub and booted.
In both cases the machine just stops with the caps and scroll lock lights flashing.
Was this installation to a VM, or directly to a PC? If directly to a PC, you need kernel-default, not kernel-default-base. 6.1.0 base working sounds like a lucky fluke. Kernel-default-base includes only a skeleton set of drivers.
I installed it on the bare metal 6-8 years ago and it has just been updated via zypper ever since.
As far as I can tell, it has always been running on the kernel-default-base.
I installed the kernel-default and rebooted. It is up and running again.
Thank you for the suggestion! I would not have noticed that!
