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0008783Kali LinuxGeneral Bugpublic2024-06-14 12:292025-12-23 07:32
Reportermakintosh404 Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
Status closedResolutionopen 
Summary0008783: kali linux is stack while running the init-premount script, im now running it after editing the boot params to nomodeset and it
Description

I recently installed PRETTY_NAME="Kali GNU/Linux Rolling" version 2024.2

with kernel version 6.8.11-amd64
on a DELL Latitude 7490 pc with specs: 8th gen, i7 core, 8gb ram and 512gb ssd

This freezes when i try to boot into the system while trying to run the init-premount script
I then rebooted again and edited the boot menu by removing quiet splash from the grub file and replacing it with nomodeset then CTRL + X and it boots well, its what i'm using to type this,
i then updated the grub file by update-grub
then reboot again to see if it worked but it still freezes, i booted again after editing the boot params then updated and full-upgraded the system but no change, ran update-initramfs -u and no erros returned but still no change

Even fresh install doesnt fix the problem,
any help rendered will be appreciated

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alkar

alkar

2024-11-04 20:13

reporter   ~0020003

I have same issue, same workaround works, but it's quite annoying not being able to boot normally, any news? In my case it happens with 2024.3 and also after kernel update
arnaudr

arnaudr

2024-11-06 04:53

manager   ~0020010

It looks like an issue with hardware, likely the DELL Latitude 7490 is not well supported?

You can have a look at https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Dell/Latitude7490 to see if anything in this page can help.

Otherwise, and if you have time, you could try to install a Debian system (from a weekly image). If you can reproduce the issue, it means it's definitely not specific to Kali, and there's nothing we can do. We really can't work on hardware support issue, we're not kernel developers and don't have the bandwidth to work on that, sorry.
g0tmi1k

g0tmi1k

2025-12-23 07:32

administrator   ~0021080

This report has been filed against an old version of Kali. We will be closing this ticket due to inactivity.

Please could you see if you are able to replicate this issue with the latest version of Kali Linux (https://www.kali.org/get-kali/)?

If you are still facing the same problem, feel free to re-open the ticket. If you choose to do this, could you provide more information to the issue you are facing, and also give information about your setup?
For more information, please read: https://www.kali.org/docs/community/submitting-issues-kali-bug-tracker/

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2024-06-14 12:29 makintosh404 New Issue
2024-11-04 20:13 alkar Note Added: 0020003
2024-11-06 04:53 arnaudr Note Added: 0020010
2025-12-23 07:32 g0tmi1k Note Added: 0021080
2025-12-23 07:32 g0tmi1k Status new => closed