After installing kernal 6.17.0-19.19-24.04.2 laptop stops in boot. (2nd boot issue)
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Activity status
- Stale
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- operating-systems
Research direction
The report names no source file, test, or entry point. Start by reviewing the supplied Update Manager log and reproducing the kernel 6.17 update on the specified Lenovo ThinkPad; done would require identifying a Mint Update Manager cause and confirming that the laptop boots normally afterward.
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Description
Describe the bug
After installing kernal 6.17.0-19.19-24.04.2 laptop stops in boot. The laptop shows the first logo that spins and stops. That's it, nothing more. I had the same problem with the kernal before this.
Screenshots
We all know how the boot screen looks
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Buy a LENOVO 21ST004HMH ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 LENOVO_MT_21ST_BU_Think_FM_ThinkPad E16 Gen 3
- Update kernal to latest 6.17
Laptop stops in boot
A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
A normal startup of the laptop
Distribution:
- [ x ] Linux Mint
- LMDE
- Other (please specify)
Software version:
See Help > About in Update Manager. 7.1.4
Linux Mint 22.3 - Cinnamon 64-bit
6.14.0-37-generic
Logs:
Copy & paste the log output from Update Manager > View > Information here.
2026.03.14@11:23 ++ Launching Update Manager
2026.03.14@11:23 ++ Initial refresh will happen in 0 day(s), 0 hour(s) and 10 minute(s)
2026.03.14@11:23 ++ Inhibited power management
2026.03.14@11:23 ++ Checking for updates
2026.03.14@11:23 ++ Found 28 software updates
2026.03.14@11:23 ++ Refresh finished
2026.03.14@11:23 ++ Resumed power management
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install chromium
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libcurl3t64-gnutls
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libcurl4t64
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install curl
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install firefox-locale-en
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install firefox-locale-nl
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install firefox
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libfreetype6
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install intel-microcode
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libnss3
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install openssh-client
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install python3.12
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libpython3.12-minimal
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libpython3.12t64
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install python3.12-minimal
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libpython3.12-stdlib
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install python3-cryptography
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install sudo
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install thunderbird
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install thunderbird-locale-en
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install thunderbird-locale-nl
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install thunderbird-locale-en-us
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libsmartcols1
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libmount1
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install util-linux
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install fdisk
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libfdisk1
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install eject
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libuuid1
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install uuid-runtime
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install rfkill
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install mount
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libblkid1
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install bsdutils
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install bsdextrautils
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install linux-tools-common
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install linux-libc-dev
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install linux-base
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libgtk-4-common
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libgtk-4-1
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install network-manager-config-connectivity-ubuntu
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install gir1.2-nm-1.0
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install network-manager
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libnm0
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install network-manager-openvpn-gnome
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install network-manager-openvpn
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install libnftables1
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install nftables
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install openvpn
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install wpasupplicant
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install mattermost-desktop
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install signal-desktop
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install flatpak com.spotify.Client
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install flatpak org.freedesktop.Platform
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install flatpak org.gimp.GIMP
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install flatpak org.gnome.Shotwell
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Will install flatpak org.kde.kleopatra
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Inhibited power management
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Install requested by user
2026.03.14@11:25 ++ Ready to launch aptkit
2026.03.14@11:26 ++ Install finished successfully
2026.03.14@11:28 ++ Resumed power management
2026.03.14@11:28 ++ Inhibited power management
2026.03.14@11:28 ++ Checking for updates
2026.03.14@11:28 ++ Found 1 software updates
2026.03.14@11:28 ++ Refresh finished
2026.03.14@11:28 ++ Resumed power management
2026.03.14@11:33 ++ Update Manager window is open; skipping initial refresh
2026.03.14@11:33 ++ Auto refresh will happen in 0 day(s), 1 hour(s) and 29 minute(s)
Crash report:
No report after Timeschift
Additional context
This is the 2nd kernal update my laptops stops working. Thank God for TimeShift.
Locale:
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morpurgomedia@morpurgomedia:$ locale$ ^C
LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=nl
LC_CTYPE="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=
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