Failed kernel update Mx-23 [Solved]

[Pakos]

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Snapshot created on: 20240619_2017
System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-21-amd64 [6.1.90-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/antiX/vmlinuz quiet splash lang=nl_NL kbd=us kbvar=euro
    tz=Europe/Amsterdam persist_static splash
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.36 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.18.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23.3_x64 Libretto May 19  2024 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 9020 v: 00 serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
    type: 15 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Dell model: 00V62H v: A01 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Dell v: A25 date: 05/30/2019
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-4690 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Haswell gen: core 4 level: v3
    note: check built: 2013-15 process: Intel 22nm family: 6 model-id: 0x3C (60) stepping: 3
    microcode: 0x27
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB
    L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1896 min/max: 800/3900 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq governor: ondemand
    cores: 1: 1896 2: 1896 3: 1896 4: 1896 bogomips: 27936
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT disabled
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW; STIBP: disabled; RSB
    filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Vulnerable: No microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell
    driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7.5 process: Intel 22nm built: 2013 ports: active: VGA-1
    empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0412 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1680x1050 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 444x277mm (17.48x10.91") s-diag: 523mm (20.6")
  Monitor-1: VGA-1 model: Philips 220BW serial: <filter> built: 2009 res: 1680x1050 hz: 60
    dpi: 90 gamma: 1.2 size: 474x296mm (18.66x11.65") diag: 552mm (21.7") ratio: 16:10 modes:
    max: 1680x1050 min: 720x400
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 4600 (HSW GT2)
    direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio vendor: Dell
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0 chip-ID: 8086:0c0c class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio vendor: Dell 8 driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:8c20 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-21-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I217-LM vendor: Dell driver: e1000e v: kernel port: f080 bus-ID: 00:19.0
    chip-ID: 8086:153a class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: tun0 state: unknown speed: 10 Mbps duplex: full mac: N/A
  IF-ID-2: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Realtek 802.11ac NIC type: USB driver: btusb,rtl88x2bu bus-ID: 3-12:4
    chip-ID: 0bda:b82c class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 2.1 lmp-v: 4.2
    sub-v: 705c hci-v: 4.2 rev: ab6b
  Info: acl-mtu: 1021:8 sco-mtu: 255:16 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff park
    link-mode: peripheral accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, object transfer, audio,
    telephony
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci v: 3.0 port: f060 bus-ID: 00:1f.2
    chip-ID: 8086:2822 rev: N/A class-ID: 0104
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 883.1 GiB used: 39.55 GiB (4.5%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 1B6Q
    scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Hitachi model: HTS723232A7A364 size: 298.09 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
    rev: B70W scheme: MBR
  ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 type: USB vendor: Samsung model: SSD PM871 2.5 7mm 128GB
    size: 119.24 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 2501
    scheme: MBR
Partition:
  Message: No partition data found.
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 4 GiB used: 3 MiB (0.1%) priority: -2
    file: /live/boot-dev/swap-file
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 47.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2158 libs: 1067 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-edge.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge/ stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://nl.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
Info:
  Processes: 271 Uptime: 2h 21m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.66 GiB used: 4.57 GiB (59.6%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: UEFI

[j2mcgreg]

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Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 883.1 GiB used: 39.55 GiB (4.5%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 1B6Q
    scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Hitachi model: HTS723232A7A364 size: 298.09 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
    rev: B70W scheme: MBR
  ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 type: USB vendor: Samsung model: SSD PM871 2.5 7mm 128GB
    size: 119.24 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 2501
    scheme: MBR

You can't mix and match. All of the drives have be UEFI or they all have to be MBR.

[Charlie Brown]

... All of the drives have be UEFI or they all have to be MBR.

Some may be GPT and some may be MBR.


Though this is (just) the recommended one for least problems:

Uefi => GPT
Bios (Legacy) => MBR

[Pakos]

Not sure what the problem is; I thought i installed everything right and that it was way to go, just like previously i have been running for years..

ID-1: This is a Samsung SSD. Divided into two or more partitions, one for Windows and one for MX-23 (boot and swap).
ID-2: This is a Hitachi hard drive that used as storage for movies, nothing else. It uses the NTFS file system so it can be recognized by both Windows and Linux.
ID-3: This is a different Samsung SSD that contains a live snapshot of the system. It is housed in an external USB hard disk enclosure. It is usually not plugged in or used unless there is an emergency, like now.

Although I've used Linux for a long time and understand some of it, I still need a clearer explanation of what's wrong and how to fix it.

[Charlie Brown]

... Since your machine is set to Uefi:

Select ESP (When reinstalling Grub) and
sda2 vfat (for location)
and sda4 (rootMX23...) for "root location".
_______

No matter it works or not: Ahci is recommended (rather than Raid). So, change "sata mode" (in Bios settings) to Ahci.

However, not to make Windows unbootable: First boot to Windows and open Regedit, then make 2 simple changes there.. Finally do the change in Bios, save and exit.

[Charlie Brown]

Edit:

It seems you have a separate boot partition. So, (if that's true) select sda1 (rather than sda4) for root/boot location. ( => ESP, sda2, sda1 )

Also check (when on live session) whether they got full ( especially sda1 and 2 , and others while you're at it).

[Pakos]

... Since your machine is set to Uefi:

Select ESP (When reinstalling Grub) and
sda2 vfat (for location)
and sda4 (rootMX23...) for "root location".
_______

No matter it works or not: Ahci is recommended (rather than Raid). So, change "sata mode" (in Bios settings) to Ahci.

However, not to make Windows unbootable: First boot to Windows and open Regedit, then make 2 simple changes there.. Finally do the change in Bios, save and exit.

I tried that, but it didn’t help. I’m still seeing the same error (I think): https://imgur.com/zi8SgL2.png.

I now realize that I should have attempted advanced login options at the GRUB menu. I can log back into the system using what seems to be an older kernel that I selected from the boot menu.

Besides the default kernel not able to boot. I still have that previous issue also related to the kernel:

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Skander@Mx23:~/Bureaublad
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
[sudo] wachtwoord voor Skander:           
Pakketlijsten worden ingelezen... Klaar
Boom van vereisten wordt opgebouwd... Klaar
De statusinformatie wordt gelezen... Klaar 
Opwaardering wordt doorgerekend... Klaar
0 opgewaardeerd, 0 nieuw geïnstalleerd, 0 te verwijderen en 0 niet opgewaardeerd.
4 niet volledig geïnstalleerd of verwijderd.
Na deze bewerking zal er 0 B extra schijfruimte gebruikt worden.
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Instellen van linux-image-6.1.0-23-amd64 (6.1.99-1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.1.0-23-amd64.
/usr/sbin/dkms.mx autoinstall --kernelver 6.1.0-23-amd64
Deprecated feature: MODULES_CONF (/var/lib/dkms/rtl8821ce/5.5.2.1+git20230504/source/dkms.conf)
Deprecated feature: MODULES_CONF (/var/lib/dkms/rtl8821ce/5.5.2.1+git20230504/source/dkms.conf)
Sign command: /usr/lib/linux-kbuild-6.1/scripts/sign-file
Signing key: /var/lib/dkms/mok.key
Public certificate (MOK): /var/lib/dkms/mok.pub

Building module:
Cleaning build area...
'make' -j4 KVER=6.1.0-23-amd64 KSRC=/lib/modules/6.1.0-23-amd64/build...(bad exit status: 1)
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.1.0-23-amd64 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/rtl88x2bu/"@PKGVER@"/build/make.log for more information.
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
dkms: autoinstall for kernel: 6.1.0-23-amd64 failed!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11
dpkg: fout bij verwerken van pakket linux-image-6.1.0-23-amd64 (--configure):
 subproces van pakket linux-image-6.1.0-23-amd64 werd script post-installation geïnstalleerd gaf de foutwaarde 1 terug
Instellen van linux-headers-6.1.0-23-amd64 (6.1.99-1) ...
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms:
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.1.0-23-amd64.
/usr/sbin/dkms.mx autoinstall --kernelver 6.1.0-23-amd64
Deprecated feature: MODULES_CONF (/var/lib/dkms/rtl8821ce/5.5.2.1+git20230504/source/dkms.conf)
Deprecated feature: MODULES_CONF (/var/lib/dkms/rtl8821ce/5.5.2.1+git20230504/source/dkms.conf)
Sign command: /usr/lib/linux-kbuild-6.1/scripts/sign-file
Signing key: /var/lib/dkms/mok.key
Public certificate (MOK): /var/lib/dkms/mok.pub

Building module:
Cleaning build area...
'make' -j4 KVER=6.1.0-23-amd64 KSRC=/lib/modules/6.1.0-23-amd64/build...(bad exit status: 1)
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.1.0-23-amd64 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/rtl88x2bu/"@PKGVER@"/build/make.log for more information.
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
dkms: autoinstall for kernel: 6.1.0-23-amd64 failed!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11
Failed to process /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-6.1.0-23-amd64.postinst line 11.
dpkg: fout bij verwerken van pakket linux-headers-6.1.0-23-amd64 (--configure):
 subproces van pakket linux-headers-6.1.0-23-amd64 werd script post-installation geïnstalleerd gaf de foutwaarde 1 terug
dpkg: vereistenproblemen verhinderen de configuratie van linux-headers-amd64:
 linux-headers-amd64 is afhankelijk van linux-headers-6.1.0-23-amd64 (= 6.1.99-1); maar:
  Pakket linux-headers-6.1.0-23-amd64 is nog niet geconfigureerd.

dpkg: fout bij verwerken van pakket linux-headers-amd64 (--configure):
 vereistenproblemen - blijft ongeconfigureerd
dpkg: vereistenproblemen verhinderen de configuratie van linux-image-amd64:
 linux-image-amd64 is afhankelijk van linux-image-6.1.0-23-amd64 (= 6.1.99-1); maar:
  Pakket linux-image-6.1.0-23-amd64 is nog niet geconfigureerd.

dpkg: fout bij verwerken van pakket linux-image-amd64 (--configure):
 vereistenproblemen - blijft ongeconfigureerd
Fouten gevonden tijdens verwerken van:
 linux-image-6.1.0-23-amd64
 linux-headers-6.1.0-23-amd64
 linux-headers-amd64
 linux-image-amd64
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Skander@Mx23:~/Bureaublad
$ sudo apt-get auto-remove
Pakketlijsten worden ingelezen... Klaar
Boom van vereisten wordt opgebouwd... Klaar
De statusinformatie wordt gelezen... Klaar 
0 opgewaardeerd, 0 nieuw geïnstalleerd, 0 te verwijderen en 0 niet opgewaardeerd.
4 niet volledig geïnstalleerd of verwijderd.
Na deze bewerking zal er 0 B extra schijfruimte gebruikt worden.
Instellen van linux-image-6.1.0-23-amd64 (6.1.99-1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.1.0-23-amd64.
/usr/sbin/dkms.mx autoinstall --kernelver 6.1.0-23-amd64
Deprecated feature: MODULES_CONF (/var/lib/dkms/rtl8821ce/5.5.2.1+git20230504/source/dkms.conf)
Deprecated feature: MODULES_CONF (/var/lib/dkms/rtl8821ce/5.5.2.1+git20230504/source/dkms.conf)
Sign command: /usr/lib/linux-kbuild-6.1/scripts/sign-file
Signing key: /var/lib/dkms/mok.key
Public certificate (MOK): /var/lib/dkms/mok.pub

Building module:
Cleaning build area...
'make' -j4 KVER=6.1.0-23-amd64 KSRC=/lib/modules/6.1.0-23-amd64/build...(bad exit status: 1)
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.1.0-23-amd64 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/rtl88x2bu/"@PKGVER@"/build/make.log for more information.
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
dkms: autoinstall for kernel: 6.1.0-23-amd64 failed!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11
dpkg: fout bij verwerken van pakket linux-image-6.1.0-23-amd64 (--configure):
 subproces van pakket linux-image-6.1.0-23-amd64 werd script post-installation geïnstalleerd gaf de foutwaarde 1 terug
Instellen van linux-headers-6.1.0-23-amd64 (6.1.99-1) ...
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms:
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.1.0-23-amd64.
/usr/sbin/dkms.mx autoinstall --kernelver 6.1.0-23-amd64
Deprecated feature: MODULES_CONF (/var/lib/dkms/rtl8821ce/5.5.2.1+git20230504/source/dkms.conf)
Deprecated feature: MODULES_CONF (/var/lib/dkms/rtl8821ce/5.5.2.1+git20230504/source/dkms.conf)
Sign command: /usr/lib/linux-kbuild-6.1/scripts/sign-file
Signing key: /var/lib/dkms/mok.key
Public certificate (MOK): /var/lib/dkms/mok.pub

Building module:
Cleaning build area...
'make' -j4 KVER=6.1.0-23-amd64 KSRC=/lib/modules/6.1.0-23-amd64/build...(bad exit status: 1)
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.1.0-23-amd64 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/rtl88x2bu/"@PKGVER@"/build/make.log for more information.
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
dkms: autoinstall for kernel: 6.1.0-23-amd64 failed!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11
Failed to process /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-6.1.0-23-amd64.postinst line 11.
dpkg: fout bij verwerken van pakket linux-headers-6.1.0-23-amd64 (--configure):
 subproces van pakket linux-headers-6.1.0-23-amd64 werd script post-installation geïnstalleerd gaf de foutwaarde 1 terug
dpkg: vereistenproblemen verhinderen de configuratie van linux-headers-amd64:
 linux-headers-amd64 is afhankelijk van linux-headers-6.1.0-23-amd64 (= 6.1.99-1); maar:
  Pakket linux-headers-6.1.0-23-amd64 is nog niet geconfigureerd.

dpkg: fout bij verwerken van pakket linux-headers-amd64 (--configure):
 vereistenproblemen - blijft ongeconfigureerd
dpkg: vereistenproblemen verhinderen de configuratie van linux-image-amd64:
 linux-image-amd64 is afhankelijk van linux-image-6.1.0-23-amd64 (= 6.1.99-1); maar:
  Pakket linux-image-6.1.0-23-amd64 is nog niet geconfigureerd.

dpkg: fout bij verwerken van pakket linux-image-amd64 (--configure):
 vereistenproblemen - blijft ongeconfigureerd
Fouten gevonden tijdens verwerken van:
 linux-image-6.1.0-23-amd64
 linux-headers-6.1.0-23-amd64
 linux-headers-amd64
 linux-image-amd64
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Charlie Brown]

I was just going to write that and you did well booting with the old kernel. You can simply remove the problematic one with "MX Cleanup" from menu.

Also (if you like only) you can stop (pause) the auto-updating of the default kernel via "MX Tweak" - "Other" tab.

[Charlie Brown]

... You can also (to get rid of those unnecessary and time-consuming and sometimes problematic dkms packages) click the button below to "remove unused wifi drivers" when on "MX Cleanup" (as you don't have any of those Realtek and Broadcom devices).

[Pakos]

I did a general cleanup in MX Cleanup, including removing unnecessary wifi drivers. However, when trying to list and remove kernels, it says "https://imgur.com/gMv3NGb.png".
Also, in the MX Tweak "Other" tab, the only thing related to the kernel I could find was an option called "Shutdown the Kernel Sandbox" (at rule 3) https://imgur.com/kXhae3p.png. (Not sure if you meant that)
(The issue at boot up, as wel in the terminal still persists, the previous kernel that is unbootable is still present in the advanced menu at the grub)