Andrew Busto <andrewlbusto@gmail.com> writes:

> I'll try installing another linux-libre distro at a later time, I'm afraid
> I have pre existing commitments today. That said, if it were a kernel
> issue, shouldn't I have had this problem when booting into the install
> medium?

Indeed, it's not very likely, but there are a few differences (such as
your file system configuration) that could matter.

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Pierre Neidhardt
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