I’ve searched for some Linux distros for me to try out, and KISS Linux caught my eye. I tried installing it in a QEMU/KVM virtual machine, but I couldn’t get the kernel to boot regardless of what I did. Here’s some bullet points of what I tried:

  • A BIOS install.
  • A UEFI install.
  • Using grub as the boot loader.
    • I’ve also tried installing grub from outside of KISS Linux via grub-install --boot-directory /mnt/boot /dev/sda
  • Foregoing a boot loader and using efibootmgr instead.
  • Using the (unmaintained) original KISS repo.
    • I was able to boot, but I couldn’t replace the old repo with the kiss-community repo due to mismatching checksums.

I love the idea behind KISS Linux, and I think it might be the end of my distrohopping. If any more information is required, please ask and I’ll try to supply it.

  • EhllayEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Did you properly generate the GRUB config file? I had this exact same issue on an Arch VM and it turned out that I forgot to generate the GRUB configs. Also if you’re making a UEFI VM you need both grub and efibootmgr packages

    • Slambert@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I made sure to run grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg in both my BIOS and UEFI attempts. I also made sure to install efibootmgr during my UEFI attempts. From my understanding, the issue is probably the kernel, as I can’t use modules or an initramfs, but I’ll try using tinyramfs on my next attempt.

      • EhllayEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Well, then you can always try a different kernel, like zen or LTS. Good luck installing KISS!