Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Dan Purgert Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.debian Subject: Re: kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:00:23 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:00:23 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="7e39828c07e1a08ef37eb6d784136390"; logging-data="1083338"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/rxGXJznRDgT6uZbNXr+T/E2BPdr0tLdg=" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:VX/RhEPX4LvByrT+twfok1+jftg= Xref: csiph.com alt.os.linux.debian:10593 On 2025-02-24, Martin Schöön wrote: > System: > Single boot Debian 12 with btrfs and xfce. HW is 1.5 years old > and 10+ years old. The former is a stationary computer, the > latter a Lenovo X230. > > I update regularly and fairly often using apt update, apt upgrade. > Backport repositories are used. > > Problem: > Kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 was installed but not configured properly in > January. Yet it shows up at the top of the GRUB menu and booting fails > unless I intervene and pick an older kernel. > > All attempts at repairing or removing this kernel using apt or Synaptic > have failed. I have also tried snapper rollback without it resolving > the problem. All this on the laptop as the stationary computer is my > main system and I am not keen on wrecking it. What is the *exact* failure message / error code that you're getting? -- |_|O|_| |_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert |O|O|O| PGP: DDAB 23FB 19FA 7D85 1CC1 E067 6D65 70E5 4CE7 2860