I've been running Ubuntu on my Asus TUF A17 FA707 laptop (with a Ryzen 7 8600h and NVidia GeForce RTX 3070) without many issues. However, after the last major update, I started having problems with the graphics drivers. I tried installing the official drivers from NVidia, which initially seemed fine until I opened Steam and encountered strange colored pixels in the window. Other applications were fine but with less smooth performance. After restarting, I got a kernel panic with an error message indicating my data partition was completely messed up.
I thought it might be a good time to switch to a different Linux distro. But now, I'm stuck. Every time I attempt to boot from a live USB (like Linux Mint, Debian 13, or Cachy OS), I run into a kernel panic stating "Fatal exception in interrupt." I've already tried updating the BIOS, but it didn't help. I've discovered that using "acpi=off" in the Grub menu allows me to boot, but I really want to be able to utilize my GPU. I'm looking for any advice or insights that could help me resolve this issue because I'm feeling completely lost right now. Thanks in advance!
2 Answers
You might want to try using `acpi=noirq` instead. It's less drastic than turning off ACPI entirely and only ignores the IRQ routing info from the ACPI tables. If that doesn't do the trick, adding `acpi_osi=Linux` to your Grub config can help too; it tells the BIOS to provide the ACPI tables intended for Linux. Just make sure to add these parameters correctly to the end of the 'Linux' line in your Grub settings. Give it a shot!
There are a few points to consider here:
1. Generally, partitions not mounting isn't the same as being "bricked"; they might just need to be remounted or checked for errors.
2. Installing NVidia drivers directly from the website can cause future kernel update headaches, so it's usually better to stick with the drivers packaged by your distro unless you're quite experienced.
3. For your current booting issue, since `acpi=off` lets you boot but isn't ideal, you should look into booting with older kernels if they're still available. If all else fails, a clean reinstall might be necessary. Hang in there!
I appreciate your insights! I really believed the partition was bricked because it wouldn’t show up correctly. Good to know I should stick with the official drivers. The kernel panic persists even after I tried reinstalling a new OS, so I'm at a bit of a dead end. I’ll keep these tips in mind as I continue troubleshooting!