Trisquel 9 Libre Kernel?
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Hey, just installed Trisquel 9 and wondered if i can update/use the Libre Kernel or if i should wait till Trisquel 9 is officialy out? And if i can use it can someone point out how so?
Follow the instructions on https://jxself.org/linux-libre/
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Did that, got it installed but after reboot its stuck or rather crashes right before the login would appear. And nothing happens no matter how long i wait. So i have to reinstall it now.
No, you don't: when APT installs a new kernel, the older one is not removed and can still be booted from the "Advanced options for Trisquel GNU/Linux", in GRUB's menu, which appears little after you switch your computer on (although its display may require you to press a key, maybe Esc or Shift: I do not know what is Trisquel 9's default).
A crash "right before the login would appear" does not look like a kernel panic. Text sessions, such as the one you can access by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1, probably work. You may be able to properly shutdown the computer from the text session, with the command 'poweroff'.
In the French-speaking, a similar problem was reported and I could not understand it from the logs: https://trisquel.info/forum/linux-libre#comment-149512 and below. I have tested linux-libre-lts myself and faced other issues, which changed from a boot to the next one: a black screen with a fixed cursor, the desktop environment that does not start after entering the password, my WiFi adapter not working (although 'lsusb' lists it), and no way to cleanly shutdown.
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Which kernel version are you using? Can you please share some logs? What is the make and model of your graphics card?
I'm planning to install the latest linux-libre version too because of some nouveau issues related to the kernel.
I hope all goes right, even though i know i can go back to the stable 4.15 release which is the latest distro provided kernel.
Update: it worked for me without issues. I'm running linux-libre 5.7.4 right now, latest version.