Questions tagged [kernel-panic]

A condition of the the operating system when its state is so broken that imminent shutdown is preferred. This may be caused by hardware failure but is also frequently caused by various kernel bugs, driver bugs, misconfigurations and attempts to use incompatible modules.

It often would be possible to continue the work of the operating system in this condition but this could result the data loss. Hence the shutdown is preferred.

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What is a "kernel panic"?

What does it mean when your computer has a "kernel panic"? Does it equate to the windows BsoD? Also, what methods, tips, tricks are available to the user when a kernel panic strikes?
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Is there a way to shove kernel-panic to the screen?

Can a user shove the cause of a kernel panic to the screen?
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End kernel panic - not syncing (amd-vi completion wait loop time out)

Any help is greatly appreciated! Edit: also forgot to include that launching on my Windows SSD boots perfectly. And the odd time it will launch with hanging at the Mint logo (not sure how to reproduce, seems random as no settings changed just a…
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Linux kernel crash: How to gather information?

I am developing a node.js application --- which frequently crashes my Debian Linux kernel: The computer becomes unresponsive and doesn't even respond to 'ping'. At this stage, I don't even ask to analyze or fix the cause of the crashes. I don't…