Why does boot freeze on loading initial ramdisk?
Still freezes on loading initial ramdisk. If you remove the root and initrd kernel options does the output change? If you boot the installation media. What kernel version does that have? (from the output of uname -r something like 4.16.5-1-ARCH)
Why is my Nvidia kernel not booting?
There were no nvidia packages installed. The kernel is now the same as that which worked on the install media. You could try changing the boot loader to systemd if the system is EFI or syslinux if the system is BIOS booting. Those are the boot loaders used on the install media.
What to do if your GPU won’t boot?
If so, you could try the 390xx nvidia driver (not sure whether it already covers your GPU, though) or pass “nvidia-drm.modeset=1” to the kernel parameters. In any case, a journal of the failed boot might reveal more about the problem.
Why does Ubuntu kernel freeze when loading Ram?
Let’s try the above first and see if they show where the Kernel is hanging. Sorry, I totally forgot this question. The solution back then was to use the Saucy (Ubuntu 13.10) Kernel, which is based on 3.11, instead of the vanilla/mainline one. Some changes probably broke compatibility, at least with my combination of hardware and software.
Why does my Linux system freeze every time?
Loading Linux linux Loading initial ramdisk and then the system freezes every time. Any ideas on what I could try to fix this? Thanks! Can you post output of your fstab? I possess a device, in my pocket, that is capable of accessing the entirety of information known to man.
How to fix boot stuck on initial ramdisk?
An alternative approach would be to add IUCODE_TOOL_INITRAMFS=no to /etc/default/intel-microcode and then re-running ‘update-initramfs -u’ to remove the microcode bits from the initramfs image. NOTE: you will want to remember that you did this so that you can re-enable microcode updates once this issue has been resolved.