# Problem with ELRepo kernels on Rocky Linux 8 **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Tags:** rocky-linux-8\ **Created:** [August 11, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/problem-with-elrepo-kernels-on-rocky-linux-8/15409 "2024-08-11T10:14:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![microlinux](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/microlinux/32/1244_2.png) [@microlinux](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/microlinux)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/problem-with-elrepo-kernels-on-rocky-linux-8/15409/1 "2024-08-11T10:14:06Z")
Hi, I’m running Rocky Linux 8 with KDE from EPEL on my laptop. I just tried to install a more recent kernel because I need some cgroups features for a Kubernetes lab. So I grabbed `kernel-lt` from ELRepo. I rebooted on that kernel and got the following error on startup: ```auto Failed to start Linux kernel module init script. ``` I gave the `kernel-ml` a spin and got exactly the same result. I googled around a bit. Some folks thought that it might be related to Secure Boot, but that’s disabled on my laptop. Which leaves me clueless. Any suggestions ? ---
**Author:** ![toracat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/toracat/32/68_2.png) [@toracat](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/toracat)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/problem-with-elrepo-kernels-on-rocky-linux-8/15409/2 "2024-08-11T15:46:51Z")
Is that the only message you see? Posting more lines before that one would help. ---
**Author:** ![microlinux](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/microlinux/32/1244_2.png) [@microlinux](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/microlinux)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/problem-with-elrepo-kernels-on-rocky-linux-8/15409/3 "2024-08-11T20:46:44Z")
That’s pretty much everything: ```auto [kikinovak@dell-xps:~] $ journalctl -p err -- Logs begin at Sun 2024-08-11 22:43:58 CEST, end at Sun 2024-08-11 22:45:08 CEST. -- août 11 22:44:00 dell-xps rtkit-daemon[849]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted août 11 22:44:00 dell-xps systemd[1]: Failed to start Linux kernel module init script. août 11 22:44:02 dell-xps bluetoothd[831]: src/adapter.c:reset_adv_monitors_complete() Failed to reset Adv Mo> août 11 22:44:18 dell-xps rtkit-daemon[849]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted août 11 22:44:18 dell-xps rtkit-daemon[849]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted août 11 22:44:18 dell-xps rtkit-daemon[849]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted août 11 22:44:18 dell-xps rtkit-daemon[849]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted août 11 22:44:18 dell-xps rtkit-daemon[849]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted août 11 22:44:18 dell-xps rtkit-daemon[849]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted août 11 22:44:18 dell-xps rtkit-daemon[849]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted ``` ---
**Author:** ![hs303](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47774/32.png) [@hs303](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/hs303)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/problem-with-elrepo-kernels-on-rocky-linux-8/15409/4 "2024-08-12T12:29:13Z")
I think you could post messages of all priority levels prior and after the error. This may give some extra context to work with. ---
**Author:** ![tqhoang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/tqhoang/32/4643_2.png) [@tqhoang](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/tqhoang)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/problem-with-elrepo-kernels-on-rocky-linux-8/15409/5 "2024-08-13T13:05:35Z")
Are you running VirtualBox? If yes, have you tried to rebuild/reinstall their kernel modules? Reference: [VirtualBox fails after kernel upgrade - virtualbox.org](https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=108374) ---
**Author:** ![microlinux](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/microlinux/32/1244_2.png) [@microlinux](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/microlinux)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/problem-with-elrepo-kernels-on-rocky-linux-8/15409/6 "2024-08-13T14:31:08Z")
> [@tqhoang](#): > > Are you running VirtualBox? If yes, have you tried to rebuild/reinstall their kernel modules? > > Reference: [VirtualBox fails after kernel upgrade - virtualbox.org](https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=108374) VirtualBox was the culprit indeed. Problem solved. Thanks very much ! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/1X/91b7219eec10e30013422e4df76c1d898711a5d5.svg) [@system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/problem-with-elrepo-kernels-on-rocky-linux-8/15409/7 "2024-10-12T14:31:17Z")
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