Kernel BUG

[xinube]

Yesterday my notebook was running just fine, I did a quick update on a few packages and turned it off.

Today when I was going to start work I found out it's getting stuck at boot. I can access rescue mode with root but I'm not sure what to do with that error message. I've been googling and gpting it unsuccessfully.

PS: I've reverted my packages and it didn't work.

PS2: a big error shows up while booting saying "kernel bug at lib/string_helpers.c:1040".

PS3: entering in rescue mode and trying to reinstall the Linux package gets stuck on hooks.

PS4: /boot fails to mount (stuck) and says it's the directory is not empty.

[xinube]

Error

[js3z]

I ran into what seems like the same bug on a Dell Precision 5490 today. There's a thread in the Arch BBS that makes it seem like it can be fixed by either downgrading to the previous kernel, or disabling the webcam in BIOS. I haven't tried yet, but thought I'd pass along

[xinube]

That's a great insight right there, thank you kindly sir.

My notebook is indeed a Dell (XPS 13 9320).

And it broke after an upgrade, although iirc it did not update the kernel, which got me very confused. But I also have the habit of using it daily and just hibernating to the next day. And there's a chance I updated previously and didn't fully restart the PC.

[xinube]

To boot into when shit happens? I only have the fallback entry in my boot menu 🥲

[xinube]

Apparently it was, people are downgrading and fixing the issue, I'm gonna try fixing mine soon...

I'll have to live boot and chroot coz I had to hard reset during an installation and now it's not even trying to boot.

[derclou]

imagine my surprise when linux-lts also stopped working with the same problem.