Re: Kernel update hell

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Date	Fri, 31 Oct 2025 23:15:24 +1100
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Handsome Jack wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:37:40 +1100, Felix wrote:
>
>> pinnerite wrote:
>>> This morning I accepted the update for kernel 6.8.0-86-generic.
>>> When I booted up, I had lost my primary screen.
>>>
>>> I worked back to kernel 6.8.0-84 and got it back.
>>>
>>> BUt the drivers for my TBS 6281 DVB-T2 TV card no longer worked and had
>>> to be recompliled.
>>> Would they? No.
>>>
>>> ChatGPT hAd been running me ragged this evening overv this when up
>>> popped kernel 6.8.0-87-generic.
>>> Are we we thought (ChstGPT and me). That is probably a clean-up
>>> version.
>>> Well no it isn't.
>>>
>>> I am not going to install further kernels until whatever.
>> just do a timeshift before a kernel update
>>
>>
> But how do you restore from a timeshift, if the kernel update has disabled
> your machine?

I have my snapshots on a separate drive, and would restore the snapshot 
from a live CD

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Kernel update hell pinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com> - 2025-10-30 19:54 +0000
  Re: Kernel update hell Handsome Jack <jack@handsome.com> - 2025-10-30 20:19 +0000
    Re: Kernel update hell Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-30 22:15 +0000
    Re: Kernel update hell pinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com> - 2025-10-31 15:50 +0000
      Re: Kernel update hell pinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com> - 2025-11-02 11:27 +0000
  Re: Kernel update hell "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-10-30 16:27 -0400
    Re: Kernel update hell Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-30 18:42 -0400
  Re: Kernel update hell Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-31 11:37 +1100
    Re: Kernel update hell Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-31 04:36 +0000
      Re: Kernel update hell Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-31 16:16 +1100
      Re: Kernel update hell Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-31 04:49 -0400
    Re: Kernel update hell Handsome Jack <jack@handsome.com> - 2025-10-31 07:01 +0000
      Re: Kernel update hell Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-31 23:15 +1100

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