hey all,
i can’t wrap my head around what’s happening, and i haven’t been able to find answers in similar threads. i’m somewhat familiar with linux but by no means fluent.
my laptop (acer e1-531) running fedora 41 unexpectedly lost power. (intel issue that happens several times a week, for over a year.). however, booting after the most recent power cut runs into a kernel panic returning 0x00007f00. this happens on 3 different 6.11 kernels and in an f39 rescue, all with the same exit code.
last working kernel version: 6.11.4-301.fc41.x86_64 (that was running at the time of the power loss)
kernel panic
i was drafting an email at the time of power failure. no system/package updates/installs/removals were made over the last few weeks. no config files were changed or were open at the time. no bootloader or kernel changes. no hardware changes. i don’t suspect hardware to be an issue because live cds seem to work fine. all disk partitions are also accessible through a live cd.
laptop
acer e1-531
changes:
cpu: i7 2960xm
drive: crucial mx500 (500gb)
ram: 2x8gb crucial 1600
everything else is factory
my only guess is broken initramfs, though it feels like there’s several issues because a lot of other things seem to be broken. when trying to chroot on a live cd, multiple shared libraries refuse to load (“file too short”), so things like dnf, systemctl and journalctl are unusable in chroot.
ldd -v /bin/rpm returns “error while loading libraries: /lib64/librpm.so.10: file too short”. i checked and this one in particular isn’t zero sizefsck reported a dirty bit on the EFI partition. removing it fixed nothingdracut --kver ... can’t find the required module directorydracut --regenerate-all refuses to overwrite. --force fails because of bad libraries, though i’m almost certain --force changed the kernel entries in grub from three 6.11.x versions to three 6.12.x versions, but i could have just seen incorrectly.
i’m not sure what other information might be needed. please let me know and i’ll provide if i can.
dracut output + /lib/modules contents + others
/lib/modules + missing libraries:
dracut failure
any and all help is appreciated. i suspect a reinstall might be required but i’m not certain.
I’m suspecting file system has been damaged.
If you do a ls -l on one of the files that is “too short” what is its size?
A broken initramfs would most likely give you an error from kernel trying to load the initramfs.
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thank you for your reply,
i see what you mean regarding initramfs. as for file sizes, i ran ls on two “short” files and got the following:
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 0 Mar 7 02:00 /usr/lib64/systemd/libsystemd-shared-256.12-1.fc41.so
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 16 Mar 11 02:00 /usr/lib64/librpm.so.10 -> librpm.so.10.2.1
You have 0 length file, that has clearly been damaged.
I think your only way out is to reinstall.
yeah it seems like the way forward. i do have /home backups so it’s not too much of a hassle
If you can share the output of sudo smartctl -x /dev/nvme0 we can check the SMART counters for indications of failure.
sure thing, i ran it got this:
output
smartctl 7.4 2023-08-01 r5530 [x86_64-linux-6.11.4-301.fc41.x86_64] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-23, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: Crucial/Micron Client SSDs
Device Model: CT500MX500SSD1
Serial Number: 2011E293439B
LU WWN Device Id: 5 00a075 1e293439b
Firmware Version: M3CR023
User Capacity: 500,107,862,016 bytes [500 GB]
Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate: Solid State Device
Form Factor: 2.5 inches
TRIM Command: Available
Device is: In smartctl database 7.3/5528
ATA Version is: ACS-3 T13/2161-D revision 5
SATA Version is: SATA 3.3, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is: Thu May 15 16:16:20 2025 SAST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
AAM feature is: Unavailable
APM level is: 254 (maximum performance)
Rd look-ahead is: Enabled
Write cache is: Enabled
DSN feature is: Unavailable
ATA Security is: Disabled, frozen [SEC2]
Wt Cache Reorder: Unknown
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status: (0x80) Offline data collection activity
was never started.
Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.
Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed
without error or no self-test has ever
been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection: ( 0) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
Suspend Offline collection upon new
command.
Offline surface scan supported.
Self-test supported.
Conveyance Self-test supported.
Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
power-saving mode.
Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported.
General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 30) minutes.
Conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes.
SCT capabilities: (0x0031) SCT Status supported.
SCT Feature Control supported.
SCT Data Table supported.
SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAGS VALUE WORST THRESH FAIL RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate POSR-K 100 100 000 - 0
5 Reallocate_NAND_Blk_Cnt -O--CK 100 100 010 - 0
9 Power_On_Hours -O--CK 100 100 000 - 14754
12 Power_Cycle_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 4706
171 Program_Fail_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 0
172 Erase_Fail_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 0
173 Ave_Block-Erase_Count -O--CK 097 097 000 - 56
174 Unexpect_Power_Loss_Ct -O--CK 100 100 000 - 399
180 Unused_Reserve_NAND_Blk PO--CK 000 000 000 - 46
183 SATA_Interfac_Downshift -O--CK 100 100 000 - 153
184 Error_Correction_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 0
187 Reported_Uncorrect -O--CK 100 100 000 - 0
194 Temperature_Celsius -O---K 067 032 000 - 33 (Min/Max 0/68)
196 Reallocated_Event_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 0
197 Current_Pending_ECC_Cnt -O--CK 100 100 000 - 0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable ----CK 100 100 000 - 0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 33
202 Percent_Lifetime_Remain ----CK 097 097 001 - 3
206 Write_Error_Rate -OSR-- 100 100 000 - 0
210 Success_RAIN_Recov_Cnt -O--CK 100 100 000 - 0
246 Total_LBAs_Written -O--CK 100 100 000 - 8768469994
247 Host_Program_Page_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 159436258
248 FTL_Program_Page_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 693339719
||||||_ K auto-keep
|||||__ C event count
||||___ R error rate
|||____ S speed/performance
||_____ O updated online
|______ P prefailure warning
General Purpose Log Directory Version 1
SMART Log Directory Version 1 [multi-sector log support]
Address Access R/W Size Description
0x00 GPL,SL R/O 1 Log Directory
0x01 SL R/O 1 Summary SMART error log
0x02 SL R/O 1 Comprehensive SMART error log
0x03 GPL R/O 1 Ext. Comprehensive SMART error log
0x04 GPL,SL R/O 8 Device Statistics log
0x06 SL R/O 1 SMART self-test log
0x07 GPL R/O 1 Extended self-test log
0x09 SL R/W 1 Selective self-test log
0x10 GPL R/O 1 NCQ Command Error log
0x11 GPL R/O 1 SATA Phy Event Counters log
0x24 GPL R/O 88 Current Device Internal Status Data log
0x25 GPL R/O 64 Saved Device Internal Status Data log
0x30 GPL,SL R/O 9 IDENTIFY DEVICE data log
0x80-0x9f GPL,SL R/W 16 Host vendor specific log
0xe0 GPL,SL R/W 1 SCT Command/Status
0xe1 GPL,SL R/W 1 SCT Data Transfer
SMART Extended Comprehensive Error Log Version: 1 (1 sectors)
No Errors Logged
SMART Extended Self-test Log Version: 1 (1 sectors)
No self-tests have been logged. [To run self-tests, use: smartctl -t]
SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
1 0 0 Not_testing
2 0 0 Not_testing
3 0 0 Not_testing
4 0 0 Not_testing
5 0 0 Completed [00% left] (0-65535)
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.
SCT Status Version: 3
SCT Version (vendor specific): 1 (0x0001)
Device State: Active (0)
Current Temperature: 33 Celsius
Power Cycle Min/Max Temperature: 30/36 Celsius
Lifetime Min/Max Temperature: 0/68 Celsius
Under/Over Temperature Limit Count: 0/0
SCT Temperature History Version: 2
Temperature Sampling Period: 1 minute
Temperature Logging Interval: 1 minute
Min/Max recommended Temperature: 0/100 Celsius
Min/Max Temperature Limit: 0/100 Celsius
Temperature History Size (Index): 128 (99)
Index Estimated Time Temperature Celsius
100 2025-05-15 14:09 ? -
... ..( 3 skipped). .. -
104 2025-05-15 14:13 ? -
105 2025-05-15 14:14 31 ************
... ..( 16 skipped). .. ************
122 2025-05-15 14:31 31 ************
123 2025-05-15 14:32 ? -
... ..( 2 skipped). .. -
126 2025-05-15 14:35 ? -
127 2025-05-15 14:36 31 ************
0 2025-05-15 14:37 30 ***********
... ..( 2 skipped). .. ***********
3 2025-05-15 14:40 30 ***********
4 2025-05-15 14:41 41 **********************
5 2025-05-15 14:42 30 ***********
6 2025-05-15 14:43 30 ***********
7 2025-05-15 14:44 31 ************
8 2025-05-15 14:45 30 ***********
9 2025-05-15 14:46 30 ***********
10 2025-05-15 14:47 ? -
11 2025-05-15 14:48 ? -
12 2025-05-15 14:49 25 ******
13 2025-05-15 14:50 25 ******
14 2025-05-15 14:51 26 *******
15 2025-05-15 14:52 28 *********
16 2025-05-15 14:53 ? -
17 2025-05-15 14:54 28 *********
... ..( 2 skipped). .. *********
20 2025-05-15 14:57 28 *********
21 2025-05-15 14:58 30 ***********
22 2025-05-15 14:59 30 ***********
23 2025-05-15 15:00 38 *******************
24 2025-05-15 15:01 30 ***********
... ..( 2 skipped). .. ***********
27 2025-05-15 15:04 30 ***********
28 2025-05-15 15:05 31 ************
... ..( 2 skipped). .. ************
31 2025-05-15 15:08 31 ************
32 2025-05-15 15:09 ? -
33 2025-05-15 15:10 ? -
34 2025-05-15 15:11 31 ************
... ..( 8 skipped). .. ************
43 2025-05-15 15:20 31 ************
44 2025-05-15 15:21 ? -
... ..( 3 skipped). .. -
48 2025-05-15 15:25 ? -
49 2025-05-15 15:26 31 ************
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55 2025-05-15 15:32 31 ************
56 2025-05-15 15:33 ? -
... ..( 3 skipped). .. -
60 2025-05-15 15:37 ? -
61 2025-05-15 15:38 33 **************
62 2025-05-15 15:39 35 ****************
63 2025-05-15 15:40 35 ****************
64 2025-05-15 15:41 ? -
65 2025-05-15 15:42 ? -
66 2025-05-15 15:43 25 ******
67 2025-05-15 15:44 25 ******
68 2025-05-15 15:45 25 ******
69 2025-05-15 15:46 26 *******
70 2025-05-15 15:47 26 *******
71 2025-05-15 15:48 28 *********
... ..( 2 skipped). .. *********
74 2025-05-15 15:51 28 *********
75 2025-05-15 15:52 30 ***********
76 2025-05-15 15:53 30 ***********
77 2025-05-15 15:54 ? -
78 2025-05-15 15:55 ? -
79 2025-05-15 15:56 31 ************
80 2025-05-15 15:57 30 ***********
81 2025-05-15 15:58 31 ************
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84 2025-05-15 16:01 31 ************
85 2025-05-15 16:02 ? -
86 2025-05-15 16:03 ? -
87 2025-05-15 16:04 26 *******
88 2025-05-15 16:05 28 *********
... ..( 2 skipped). .. *********
91 2025-05-15 16:08 28 *********
92 2025-05-15 16:09 30 ***********
93 2025-05-15 16:10 30 ***********
94 2025-05-15 16:11 30 ***********
95 2025-05-15 16:12 ? -
96 2025-05-15 16:13 ? -
97 2025-05-15 16:14 30 ***********
98 2025-05-15 16:15 30 ***********
99 2025-05-15 16:16 30 ***********
SCT Error Recovery Control command not supported
Device Statistics (GP Log 0x04)
Page Offset Size Value Flags Description
0x01 ===== = = === == General Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x01 0x008 4 4706 --- Lifetime Power-On Resets
0x01 0x010 4 14754 --- Power-on Hours
0x01 0x018 6 178535402 --- Logical Sectors Written
0x01 0x020 6 364321930 --- Number of Write Commands
0x01 0x028 6 3155946209 --- Logical Sectors Read
0x01 0x030 6 208394205 --- Number of Read Commands
0x01 0x038 6 4294967296 --- Date and Time TimeStamp
0x04 ===== = = === == General Errors Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x04 0x008 4 0 --- Number of Reported Uncorrectable Errors
0x04 0x010 4 399 --- Resets Between Cmd Acceptance and Completion
0x05 ===== = = === == Temperature Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x05 0x008 1 35 --- Current Temperature
0x05 0x010 1 32 --- Average Short Term Temperature
0x05 0x018 1 32 --- Average Long Term Temperature
0x05 0x020 1 68 --- Highest Temperature
0x05 0x028 1 0 --- Lowest Temperature
0x05 0x030 1 41 --- Highest Average Short Term Temperature
0x05 0x038 1 0 --- Lowest Average Short Term Temperature
0x05 0x040 1 40 --- Highest Average Long Term Temperature
0x05 0x048 1 0 --- Lowest Average Long Term Temperature
0x05 0x050 4 35 --- Time in Over-Temperature
0x05 0x058 1 70 --- Specified Maximum Operating Temperature
0x05 0x060 4 0 --- Time in Under-Temperature
0x05 0x068 1 0 --- Specified Minimum Operating Temperature
0x06 ===== = = === == Transport Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x06 0x008 4 21982 --- Number of Hardware Resets
0x06 0x010 4 99 --- Number of ASR Events
0x06 0x018 4 33 --- Number of Interface CRC Errors
0x07 ===== = = === == Solid State Device Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x07 0x008 1 3 --- Percentage Used Endurance Indicator
|||_ C monitored condition met
||__ D supports DSN
|___ N normalized value
Pending Defects log (GP Log 0x0c) not supported
SATA Phy Event Counters (GP Log 0x11)
ID Size Value Description
0x0001 2 0 Command failed due to ICRC error
0x0002 2 0 R_ERR response for data FIS
0x0003 2 0 R_ERR response for device-to-host data FIS
0x0004 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device data FIS
0x0005 2 0 R_ERR response for non-data FIS
0x0006 2 0 R_ERR response for device-to-host non-data FIS
0x0007 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device non-data FIS
0x0008 2 0 Device-to-host non-data FIS retries
0x0009 2 0 Transition from drive PhyRdy to drive PhyNRdy
0x000a 2 7 Device-to-host register FISes sent due to a COMRESET
0x000b 2 0 CRC errors within host-to-device FIS
0x000d 2 0 Non-CRC errors within host-to-device FIS
0x000f 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device data FIS, CRC
0x0010 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device data FIS, non-CRC
0x0012 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device non-data FIS, CRC
0x0013 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device non-data FIS, non-CRC
If I’m calculating this right you have written 85GiB to the disk.
All the error counts are 0’s so I think you the drive is good.
gnwiii
May 15, 2025, 6:43pm
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That is terrible, but apparently not unusual for that model. There is a large supply of “refurbished” enterprise grade laptops that don’t support enterprise Windows 11 being sold by OEMS and reputable resellers. Many models work well with linux, so it may be a good time to upgrade to a more robust laptop.
good to know, though it sucks to find out the hard way. i’ll definitely take a look at that enterprise laptop route though. thanks for pointing it out
yeah that sounds about right, that drive doesn’t see many writes to it at all. good to know that it’s still in good health, at least
