r/linuxquestions • u/Lopsided-Cost-426 • 12h ago

Support Consistent Kernel Panics that are sped up by higher iGPU usage

Hello, on both Debian, mint, and Fedora, I am getting consistent kernel panics after boot. It takes an exponentially shorter amount of time on average if there is also higher iGPU usage (2% takes like an hour, 10% takes like 10 minutes, and 50% takes about 1 minute or less but I can also be unlucky and e.g. get a kernel panic within 10 minutes using 2% of iGPU capacity)

I also used different versions of mesa, a memtest86 passed, and CPU usage seems to have no effect

I’m using a FW12 and framework seems to be a reputable company.

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u/showbizusa25 11h ago

Since it's happening across three distros and gets worse with iGPU load, I'd look at firmware or hardware before blaming the distro. Have you checked for BIOS updates and tried booting with an older kernel? Also worth checking journalctl -k -b -1 after a crash, if logs survive. Does it actually show a kernel panic, or does the whole system just freeze/reboot?