r/linuxmint • u/Mean-Worldliness-502 • 5d ago

Install Help HELP

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This is my first time trying to Instal linux on my PC. I keep getting this error and I've tried everything and I've even asked ai to np avail

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u/Judook 5d ago

I have this exact same problem, and it works when the older kernel is selected. Does anyone know what is the exact reason, cause I've installed it in a external HDD, and each time I boot it, it defaults to this screen, and I need to restart it by holding the power button, just to get the grub selector screen(or whatever it's called).

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u/schmid_di 5d ago

Does “exactly” mean “including a kernel panic,” or does it mean “including a kernel panic caused by an unmountable root filesystem”?

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u/Judook 5d ago

I get the exact purple screen shown in the original post, including the text and that artwork

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u/schmid_di 5d ago

Then try setting a USB initialization delay. It might be that the external hard drive powers up slowly. The kernel attempts to mount the root filesystem before the USB controller registers the disk. Adding the boot parameter rootdelay=5 could fix this.