Issue with Kernel 6.11.x on Starlabs Starlite 2 in 1

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I was experiencing a problem with Wayland on my partner’s Starlite, after going to kernel 6.11.x

The screen was flickering and tearing. With X11 the screen was stable. I rolled back to 6.6, and Wayland. I’ll wait for 6.12 to land in Stable, and see how that goes.

here’s the machine

OS: Manjaro Linux x86_64 
Host: StarLite 1.0 
Kernel: 6.6.54-2-MANJARO 
Uptime: 23 mins 
Packages: 1383 (pacman) 
Shell: bash 5.2.37 
Resolution: 2160x1440 
Terminal: /dev/pts/1 
CPU: Intel N200 (4) @ 3.700GHz 
GPU: Intel Alder Lake-N [UHD Graphics] 
Memory: 4295MiB / 15839MiB

So my question is, is there anyone on here who has experienced this on a Starlite.

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linux611 is nearing the chopping block, and for me anecdotally was never as stable as 6.10, while 6.12 is the next LTS and pretty stable now. So I suggest forgetting about 6.11 and shifting focus to linux612.

Seems reasonable. I had forgotten Stable still has an RC version as of writing.

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I guess it will be in the next Major update. I’m waiting on that for my device as well.

Also I guess there aren’t any peeps using the Starlite, who visit this Forum.

The problem itself appears to be related to the Starlite’s hardware, as 6.11 and Wayland perform flawlessly on my older laptop.

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Have you thought about switching to Testing branch so that you can use the 6.12 kernel? I changed to Testing back in May, and my system has been trouble-free since then. It also means you get Plasma upgraded to 6.2.3, which seems to have ironed out most of the bugs.

Updates on Testing branch are roughly once-a-week, compared to Stable, which hasn’t had a proper update since the 10th of October.

To make the switch:

sudo pacman-mirrors --api --set-branch testing

sudo pacman-mirrors --fasttrack 5 && sudo pacman -Syu

If changing to Testing branch & kernel 6.12 doesn’t fix the issue, and you want to go back to Stable branch, that can be easily done:

sudo pacman-mirrors --api --set-branch stable

sudo pacman-mirrors --fasttrack 5 && sudo pacman -Syu

If you also want to downgrade packages when switching back to Stable so the packages on your system match the ones in the Stable repos, then add an extra “u” to the last command (i.e. sudo pacman -Syuu)

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I can do that on my Laptop, but I would NEVER be allowed to do that on my partner’s Starlite. So the question is moot.

I will just have to see what happens after the next update, and probably get back to the Starlabs people, to see if they have any work arounds or fixes.

I may try the 6.12 kernel that is available, if she gives me a chance. Negotiations are on going.

Also given the Starlite is advertised on the Manjaro Products page, I’m assuming the correct hardware drivers will be available in the 6.12 kernel supplied by Manajaro.

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I’m not sure if this will work, but maybe you could download the latest manjaro-kde-24.2-testing iso from Release 202411251429 · manjaro/release-review · GitHub, burn it to a USB & see if you can launch a live session on your partner’s StarLite before you make any decision on whether to switch branches. The iso has linux612 6.12.1-4.

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Interesting thought. I can certainly download and burn to a USB thumb drive, the rest we will see.

I might be able to install the 6.12 RC kernel, though. So we will see how we go.

It won’t complete the boot with the 6.12 RC kernel + Wayland. I didn’t get to boot back into 6.6 and switch to X11, then reboot on the 6.12 RC kernel. So until I get access again…

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