[Solved] Issues with kernel 6.1.0-15-amd64/stable 6.1.66-1

[Aki]

Hello,

@undesign, @alexis-burrows, @konuq, @Swevenham:
Did you try if installing the newer Linux kernel from proposed-updates repository solves the issue ?

To install it, you can add the following line to the file named "/etc/apt/sources.list":

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deb https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-proposed-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

Then, you can issue the following commands to install the newer kernel version:

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sudo apt update
sudo apt install linux-image-amd64/proposed-updates

Then reboot and test the newer kernel.

[undesign]

@Aki: this new kernel 6.1.0-16 does solves the issue.

Later edit: I reverted that line (so that I should not see the proposed updates anymore), but how can I get rid of kernel-6.5 when I do a "apt update"?
kernel 6.5 is now in the experimental phase, I am interested only in packages in stable.

[sunrat]

Later edit: I reverted that line (so that I should not see the proposed updates anymore), but how can I get rid of kernel-6.5 when I do a "apt update"?
kernel 6.5 is now in the experimental phase, I am interested only in packages in stable.

You didn't mention installing 6.5 kernel. Please post the output of this so we know which kernels you have installed:

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apt list -i linux-image-* linux-headers-*

[undesign]

I installed kernel 6.1.0-16.
The problem is that now kernel 6.5 (and associated gcc compiler) appears in the list of available updates and I can't get rid of them, although:
- I commented the line for proposed updates
- I removed /var/cache/apt/ and /var/lib/apt/lists
(After the cleanup "apt update" takes longer, as expected)

Now "apt list --upgradable" shows me kernel 6.5, so at the next "apt upgrade" these packages will be installed. And obviously, I do not want that.

[Aki]

I installed kernel 6.1.0-16.
The problem is that now kernel 6.5 (and associated gcc compiler) appears in the list of available updates and I can't get rid of them, although:
- I commented the line for proposed updates
- I removed /var/cache/apt/ and /var/lib/apt/lists
(After the cleanup "apt update" takes longer, as expected)

Now "apt list --upgradable" shows me kernel 6.5, so at the next "apt upgrade" these packages will be installed. And obviously, I do not want that.

You probably need to disable in /etc/apt/sources.list the repository from where kernel 6.5 has been installed.

[Aki]

@Aki: this new kernel 6.1.0-16 does solves the issue.

:D

Later edit: I reverted that line (so that I should not see the proposed updates anymore), but how can I get rid of kernel-6.5 when I do a "apt update"? kernel 6.5 is now in the experimental phase, I am interested only in packages in stable.

Do you have still configured backports repositories in /ect/at/sources.list ? If yes, you can comment out backport repositories and then issue the command:

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apt update

[undesign]

Now:
- I completely removed the line for backports repository in my sources.list file
- I did a "apt autoclean"
- I did:
rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin (there were no other files inside)
- I did: apt update

But I still get this:

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6 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
Listing... Done
chromium-common/stable-security 120.0.6099.109-1~deb12u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 120.0.6099.71-1~deb12u1]
chromium-sandbox/stable-security 120.0.6099.109-1~deb12u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 120.0.6099.71-1~deb12u1]
chromium/stable-security 120.0.6099.109-1~deb12u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 120.0.6099.71-1~deb12u1]
linux-compiler-gcc-12-x86/stable-backports 6.5.10-1~bpo12+1 amd64 [upgradable from: 6.1.67-1]
linux-image-amd64/stable-backports 6.5.10-1~bpo12+1 amd64 [upgradable from: 6.1.67-1]
linux-libc-dev/stable-backports 6.5.10-1~bpo12+1 amd64 [upgradable from: 6.1.67-1]

Now, if do an "apt upgrade" this new kernel 6.5 will be installed.
Currently, I have:

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uname -a
Linux macbook 6.1.0-16-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.67-1 (2023-12-12) x86_64 GNU/Linux

[sunrat]

Install inxi and show us

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inxi -r

[alexander]

I had to rollback to 6.1.0-13-amd64 as on 6.1.0-15-amd64 my laptop wouldn't come out of sleep when opening lid, and on reboot/shutdown there would be a few processes hanging, namely network manager and some others.

I run xfce + i3wm and polybar - when trying to reconnect (manually triggered) to the wi-fi network, the system would hang (though I could see the clock still running in polybar).

Reverting back to 6.1.0-13-amd64 fixes everything.

inxi -F

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System:
  Host: satyr Kernel: 6.1.0-13-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: i3 v: 4.22
    Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire A514-55 v: V1.17
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ADL model: Europa_ADU v: V1.17 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: Insyde v: 1.17 date: 11/22/2022
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 29.1 Wh (54.9%) condition: 53.0/53.0 Wh (100.0%)
CPU:
  Info: 10-core (2-mt/8-st) model: 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1235U bits: 64
    type: MST AMCP cache: L2: 6.5 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 400 min/max: 400/4400:3300 cores: 1: 400 2: 400 3: 400
    4: 400 5: 400 6: 400 7: 400 8: 400 9: 400 10: 400 11: 400 12: 400
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-UP3 GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] driver: i915 v: kernel
  Device-2: Chicony ACER HD User Facing type: USB driver: uvcvideo
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel Graphics (ADL GT2)
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Alder Lake PCH-P High Definition Audio
    driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-tgl
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-13-amd64 status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: active
Network:
  Device-1: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter
    driver: mt7921e
  IF: wlp42s0 state: up mac: f4:6a:dd:58:e1:2d
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    driver: r8169
  IF: enp43s0 state: down mac: 40:c2:ba:1a:c1:14
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Lite-On Wireless_Device type: USB driver: btusb
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: down
    bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block: hardware: no software: no
    address: 00:00:00:00:00:00
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel Volume Management Device NVMe RAID Controller driver: vmd
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 57.38 GiB (12.0%)
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Micron model: 2450 MTFDKBA512TFK
    size: 476.94 GiB
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 22.75 GiB used: 5.23 GiB (23.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-1
  ID-2: /boot size: 455.1 MiB used: 80.9 MiB (17.8%) fs: ext2
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
  ID-3: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 5.8 MiB (1.1%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
  ID-4: /home size: 432.55 GiB used: 51.53 GiB (11.9%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/dm-5
  ID-5: /tmp size: 1.79 GiB used: 280 KiB (0.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-4
  ID-6: /var size: 9.07 GiB used: 554.7 MiB (6.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-2
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 976 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) dev: /dev/dm-3
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 264 Uptime: 9m Memory: 11.39 GiB used: 3.99 GiB (35.0%)
  Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.26

[None1975]

According debian-stable-announce mailing list, this problem is solved:

Package : linux
Version : 6.1.67-1 [bookworm]
Importance : medium
Debian Bugs : 1057967 1057969

The Linux kernel update included with Debian 12.4 introduced a regression
with some WiFi adapters. A potential deadlock might cause network managers
to hang and result in lockups on suspend, poweroff and reboot.

This update resolves that regression.

[undesign]

Install inxi and show us

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inxi -r

After a shutdown and restart, kernel 6.5 is gone from the list of the available packages.
I do not know how this was solved and what was the problem before, but it is ok now.

Thanks everybody for your assistance!

[undesign]

The issue is solved with kernel 6.1.0-16 / 6.1.67-1, so I will mark this as solved.

[sunrat]

The issue is solved with kernel 6.1.0-16 / 6.1.67-1, so I will mark this as solved.

Excellent! I see that kernel has now been pushed to the bookworm-updates section of the repo so that needs to be active in sources (should be by default).

[alexis-burrows]

Just want to update. Sorry so late.
6.1.0-16 works great. Everything is back to normal and no issues detected so far.
The firmware-realtek package from repos doesn't work for my rtl8821cu dongle, but the Brostrend drivers successfully installed on this kernel.
Routing Ethernet soon cables soon.
Thank you everyone commenting here and very special thanks to all the Debian devs. 🩷