# System breaks after updating to dracut 108

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**Category:** Kernel, boot, graphics & hardware\
**Created:** [September 10, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/system-breaks-after-updating-to-dracut-108/75049 "2025-09-10T16:38:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![keescase](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/keescase/32/114900_2.png) [@keescase](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/keescase)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/system-breaks-after-updating-to-dracut-108/75049/5 "2025-09-10T18:34:27Z")

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Eos uses its own version of dracut and not the dracut 107-1 version. But because of some compatibility problem with dracut 107 only the 106 (eos)version was used. So you can only downgrade to the 106 eos version. See also this topic

> [@Issue with dracut 107 and the LTS kernel causing "failed to mount /sysroot"](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/issue-with-dracut-107-and-the-lts-kernel-causing-failed-to-mount-sysroot/71232):
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> There is currently a known issue with dracut 107 and the LTS kernel. When booting the system and selecting the LTS kernel, you will recieve the error “failed to mount /sysroot”. You can avoid this issue by booting the fallback initrd or a different kernel. It only manifests in the following conditions: You have both the LTS kernel and one of the other kernels installed You use both kernels You use a filesystem that is modular in linux-lts but not modular in linux such as ext4 It is worth n…

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