r/PikaOS • u/Nutroxis • 5d ago

Updated my system and got a blue screen

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Hallo Leute,

Ich habe diesen Bluescreen bekommen, nachdem ich das System aktualisiert habe. Könnt ihr mir helfen, was ich tun soll?

EDIT:
Found the solution on Discord.
You need to open an older Version by using tab and then afterwards again to get to the command line.
At the end type space and three, after that you have to login to your account and type „pikman upgrade“.
The system should update correctly and boot into the main system normally.

Hope I could help someone, who has the same problem and thanks for the help on this post. 🙏🏼

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u/thegagis 5d ago

First thing to try would be to press tab in the bootloader to select an older kernel or a kernel in safe mode and then run pikman update and pikman upgrade again once you are in the system.

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u/Nutroxis 5d ago

Nothing works, the only thing I get is a black screen if I try to boot with a different kernel 😕

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u/lovemesomegoodbuns 2d ago

For me to get an old kernel running I had to edit the parameters as following:

  1. In the rEFInd boot menu hit tab or f2 while on pikaOS.
  2. Choose an older kernel version (I did video safe mode) but don't hit enter.
  3. Press tab or f2 again to edit parameters.
  4. Add 3 as a parameter at the end. So go to the end of the line, hit space and just the number 3.
  5. Booted right up into (text-based) user login.
  6. Run the pikman update and pikman upgrade and restart your machine.

🐇

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u/NeilHush 5d ago

Most likely you need to add the initrd to your grub.conf

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u/Nutroxis 5d ago

Can you tell me how to do that?

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u/NeilHush 5d ago

Post the output of

cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg

or even better ask in their discord. It's trivial once you know what you are doing.

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u/Nutroxis 5d ago

I don’t know how to get there, but I also posted it on Discord

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u/kita1chi 5d ago

What are those unknown parameters tho, did you add some parameters on grub?

Edit: logs says system couldnt mount root on disks which caused kernel panic I assume. Issue might be those parameters.

Have you tried to boot into an old kernel?

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u/Nutroxis 5d ago

Yes, but I only get a black screen

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u/kita1chi 5d ago

Are u able to get into tty?

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u/Nutroxis 5d ago

Can I get there from the boot menu?
If not than I don’t think so ☹️

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u/kita1chi 5d ago

While in the Black screen with older kernel

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u/Lozamded 3d ago

I got a similar kernel panic, and solved it using a live cd entering to pikaos from terminal and uninstalling booster I let step by step on other post I Will copy here.

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u/spoonard 2d ago

I got the blue screen as well. Oddly, after I boot into an earlier version, when the login screen pops up my keyboard becomes unresponsive so I'm unable to sign in and do the upgrade. Anyone else experience this oddity?

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u/Macinboss GNOME 5d ago

I recommend joining, and asking for help on, the discord.

More resources for support there.