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title: Troubleshooting newer hardware
permalink: /doc/newer-hardware-troubleshooting/
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Troubleshooting newer hardware
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By default, the kernel that is installed in dom0 comes from the `kernel` package, which is an older Linux LTS kernel.
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For most cases this works fine since the Linux kernel developers backport fixes to this kernel, but for some newer hardware, you may run into issues.
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For example, the audio might not work if the sound card is too new for the LTS kernel.
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To fix this, you can try the `kernel-latest` package -- though be aware that it's less tested!
(See [here][dom0-kernel-upgrade] for more information about upgrading kernels in dom0.)
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In dom0:
~~~
sudo qubes-dom0-update kernel-latest
~~~
Reboot when it's done installing.
You can double-check that the boot used the newer kernel with `uname -r` , which prints the version of the currently-running kernel.
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Compare this with the output of `rpm -q kernel` .
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If the start of `uname -r` matches one of the versions printed by `rpm` , then you're still using the Linux LTS kernel, and you'll probably need to manually fix your boot settings.
If `uname -r` reports a higher version number, then you've successfully booted with the kernel shipped by `kernel-latest` .
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[dom0-kernel-upgrade]: /doc/software-update-dom0/#kernel-upgrade
