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perrin4869 · 09-11-2023, 01:15 AM

It seems that 6.6-rc1 doesn't install a symlink to the source files at /lib/modules/6.6.0-rc1/source? Does anyone know if this is a documented change?

marav · 09-11-2023, 07:32 AM

6.6.0-rc1 does not boot

it ends with:

Code:

bluetooth - hci0: HCI LE Coded feature bit is set, but its usage is not supported

EDIT

For info

Code:

Bus 003 Device 005: ID 8087:0029 Intel Corp. AX200 Bluetooth

cwizardone · 09-11-2023, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marav

6.6.0-rc1 does not boot
it ends with:

Code:

bluetooth - hci0: HCI LE Coded feature bit is set, but its usage is not supported

Other than the two problems mentioned in post #5805, it boots and runs well here. OTOH, bluetooth is not running on this box.

Edit in: Just for chuckles I plugged in a bluetooth USB dongle and rebooted. No problem.

Aeterna · 09-11-2023, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Edit in: Just for chuckles I plugged in a bluetooth USB dongle and rebooted. No problem

..and what would you expect?
This seems to be the last message from the booting kernel. For whatever reason, someone messed up bluetooth (if device worked before). That is all. Why would you expect that bluetooth is the cause of boot failure?

cwizardone · 09-11-2023, 12:14 PM

It appears the kernel message board system went down at approximately 08:20 UTC, this morning. I've checked four different boards and not a one of them has been updated since that time.

marav · 09-11-2023, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marav

6.6.0-rc1 does not boot

it ends with:

Code:

bluetooth - hci0: HCI LE Coded feature bit is set, but its usage is not supported

EDIT

For info

Code:

Bus 003 Device 005: ID 8087:0029 Intel Corp. AX200 Bluetooth

It's probably this commit :
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux...39be0361b4d5ff

Code:

+			 "advertised, but not supported."),
+	HCI_QUIRK_BROKEN(LE_CODED,
+			 "HCI LE Coded PHY feature bit is set, "
+			 "but its usage is not supported.")
 };

cwizardone · 09-11-2023, 04:31 PM

The message boards have come back to life and apparently updates were posted earlier, but have disappeared into the mist.
Here is what I've found so far and they are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, 13 September 2023.

6.5.3-rc1, with 739 patches, https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/...9.1/02806.html

6.4.16-rc1, with 737 patches, https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/...9.1/02485.html

6.1.53-rc1, with 600 patches, https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/...9.1/03071.html

Aeterna · 09-11-2023, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marav

It's probably this commit :
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux...39be0361b4d5ff

Code:

+			 "advertised, but not supported."),
+	HCI_QUIRK_BROKEN(LE_CODED,
+			 "HCI LE Coded PHY feature bit is set, "
+			 "but its usage is not supported.")
 };

I have Intel AX210 Bluetooth. After booting 6.6-rc1 all works including bluetooth. However bluetooth will not cause kernel boot to fail.

marav · 09-12-2023, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aeterna

I have Intel AX210 Bluetooth. After booting 6.6-rc1 all works including bluetooth. However bluetooth will not cause kernel boot to fail.

I was impatient. It finally boots after more than 5 minutes ...
But it cannot go into hibernation for whatever reason

Aeterna · 09-12-2023, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marav

I was impatient. It finally boots after more than 5 minutes ...
But it cannot go into hibernation for whatever reason

That is good. You can check in the logs what is causing boot delay.

security measures: LSM early and LSM integrity/confidentiality when enabled and forced forced from kernel will disable hibernation (security measure)
with boot message

Quote:

Lockdown: elogind-daemon: hibernation is restricted; see man kernel_lockdown.7

and hibernation option is gone from the menu.

but I assume that you did not enable any of these.

Also failing bluetooth should not affect boot at all

Hopefully you will see the reason for both boot delay and failing hibernation in the boot logs.

good luck

marav · 09-12-2023, 06:44 AM

In order to leave this one clean, I switched to:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...91#post6453191

cwizardone · 09-12-2023, 10:40 AM

A good summery of the changes and additions to the 6.6 Kernel.

Quote:

Linux 6.6 Features Include The EEVDF Scheduler, Shadow Stack, Intel IVSC, AMD DBC & More
By Michael Larabel. 12 September 2023.
With the Linux 6.6 merge window over, here's a look at the most interesting new features, hardware support, and other changes to find with this kernel that will debut as stable around the end of October......

The full story can be found at, https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-66-features

marav · 09-13-2023, 03:59 AM

Kernel updates 6.5.3, 6.4.16, and 6.1.53, are now available at, https://www.kernel.org/
The change logs,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...hangeLog-6.5.3

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...angeLog-6.4.16

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...angeLog-6.1.53

marav · 09-13-2023, 05:39 AM

Kernel 6.4.16 is now EOL

Code:

I'm announcing the release of the 6.4.16 kernel.

NOTE, this is the LAST 6.4.y release, this branch is now end-of-life.
All users must move to the 6.5.y branch at this point in time.

https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/...9.1/05701.html

rizitis · 09-13-2023, 12:13 PM

I want to share here this.

I found a way to have my "own" .config file for my laptop. I tested it with 6.5.2 and 6.5.3 and it looks ok.
Also NVIDIA drivers works ok.
Its faster at boot now, not big different but the most good for me , I need 7 minutes to download build and install a generic kernel

I use

Code:

 make localmodconfig

and old config not needed.
Here is what I do:
1) boot from a generic Slackware kernel.
2) startx and plugin every external device you use in your laptop (mouse, usb/hdd, headset etc)
3) Open your browser to a online site for test mic and camera, or open zoom, skype something which will keep in use mic and camera during .config creation.
We are doing these because only modules that now are in lsmod will be in the config file.

These are the commands I used to build and install...

Code:

make localmodconfig
make -j$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)
make modules_install
/usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh -k 6.5.3 > file.sh
cp arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-6.5.3
sed -i 's/mkinitrd -c/mkinitrd/g' file.sh
sh file.sh
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

If I found something is missing I will add it in config and rebuild... its only 7 minutes

If anyone have suggestions... plz