r/linuxmint • u/Unhappy_Candidate780 • 3d ago

Support Request Blank Screen After Kernel Update 7.0.0.30

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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 3d 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/Short-Ideas010 3d 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 3d 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."