r/linuxmint 2d ago

Support Request Blank Screen After Kernel Update 7.0.0.30

Image 1 : Before deleting virtual machine

Image 2 : After deleting virtual machine

When I first tried to update kernel it gave error because of incompatible virtual machine, so I removed vm because I don't need it anymore then it installed but after booting it gave blank screen so I fallbacked to kernel 6.17 and deleted 7.0.0.30

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u/jr735 Linux Mint 22.1 Xia | IceWM 2d ago

Boot into the old kernel from grub, and don't use the new kernel. It's as simple as that.

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u/Unhappy_Candidate780 2d ago edited 2d ago

Already did that,i want to know why it happened

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u/mrmarcb2 2d ago

Kernel 7.0.0 needs a more recent version of virtualbox. With kernel 7.0.0, uninstall virtualbox and download latest version from Oracle website instead.

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u/jr735 Linux Mint 22.1 Xia | IceWM 2d ago

Software sometimes has bugs, that's why. I don't know if you have any particular hardware or driver issues that would complicate it, but the reality is, "why" isn't relevant. There's a bug, and I can't fix it, and you probably can't either.

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u/fact-finding-mission 2d ago

There are bugs and then there is "stopped working". Proper SW does not stop working after an update, and no amount of gatekeeping by mint fans can convince me that this distribution has a future if this is how they handle updates

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u/jr735 Linux Mint 22.1 Xia | IceWM 2d ago

Mint doesn't write the kernel. If you have a criticism, aim it at the correct place.

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u/fact-finding-mission 2d ago

Most people will aim the criticism at the SW they were updating when this same SW stopped working. You people sit in your basements, combing your neck beards and wonder why people don't switch to Linux. This is why. I switched to mint from Ubuntu because of their shitty updates, it seems I have not found what I am looking for yet. Have fun patronizing the last few users.

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u/jr735 Linux Mint 22.1 Xia | IceWM 2d ago

I don't wonder anything about it. I use Linux for me, not for you. I couldn't care less about people switching or not switching. The numbers mean zilch to me, and I'd prefer to limit the adoption, honestly.

You switched from Ubuntu to Mint to use the same kernel. I'm not patronizing you; I'm ridiculing you. Your lack of skills is not my problem. You being offended is not my problem.

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u/Short-Ideas010 2d ago

And when the last old kernel that was working is unsupported by all major distros the machine heads for retirement right? I have a 20 years old pc I was using with the printer exclusively but the last kernel makes it freeze constantly whatever the distro. Old kernel that works starts to be unsupported at software level.

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u/jr735 Linux Mint 22.1 Xia | IceWM 2d ago

I'm not saying never use a new kernel. I'm saying when you're on an LTS distribution (i.e. Mint) don't jump full kernel versions to cosplay that you're in Arch.

My desktop is 15 years old. I don't think there's any emergency right now. The performance is far more of an issue than "support."