Kernel 4.14 and Watchdog Module
I got early bitten by Linux Kernel 4.14 on my desktop at home. As soon as i reboot, the kernel message log filling up the screen and then it stopped at a typical kernel panic message, but then it continues and then stopped again and it repets over time. I had a chance to take a screenshot using my phone and i saw a glimpse that it's related to watchdog module.
Lucky me that i saved the previous kernel version just in case something like this happened and it saved me. I simply reboot to the old kernel and create a new file /etc/sysctl.d/50-watchdog.conf with this single entry: kernel.nmi_watchdog=0. After that, i rebooted again and this time, it boots properly.
If you happened to have the same problem as i did, just try the above method and see if it works on your system.
I managed to found a patch for legacy NVidia driver 304.137 that should work on Linux Kernel 4.14 and i will push it into my SlackHacks soon.
So far, everything works with latest -current update here. Can't wait to get wet with Slackware Linux 15.0!!!
Lucky me that i saved the previous kernel version just in case something like this happened and it saved me. I simply reboot to the old kernel and create a new file /etc/sysctl.d/50-watchdog.conf with this single entry: kernel.nmi_watchdog=0. After that, i rebooted again and this time, it boots properly.
If you happened to have the same problem as i did, just try the above method and see if it works on your system.
I managed to found a patch for legacy NVidia driver 304.137 that should work on Linux Kernel 4.14 and i will push it into my SlackHacks soon.
So far, everything works with latest -current update here. Can't wait to get wet with Slackware Linux 15.0!!!