Hello, Fernando. On Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 17:49:22 -0400, Fernando Rodriguez wrote: > A few months ago after updating my kernel I started getting an invalid > opcode error during boot on the init process on my initramfs which I did > rebuilt. Switching to the old kernel and initramfs fixed the problem so > I kept that kernel for a few months for lack of time.
> Today I rebuilt the whole system using `emerge -e @world` and after that > I'm able to boot the new kernel but now some pre-compiled packages (and > some that emerge -e missed because the ebuild was masked) crash with > illegal opcode. In the case of chrome it's not crashing but it only > renders garbage for webpages. > Does anyone have a clue what is happening? It's like the instruction set > changed after the kernel update (or was it the microcode?) Could it be that you've got a sporadic RAM failure? Running the standard RAM test (the one you boot into, I've forgotten its name) for many hours might pin down the problem. > Thanks, > -- > Fernando Rodriguez -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
