kernel-3.15 series fail to load gnome desktop

Adam Williamson awilliam at redhat.com
Thu Apr 17 00:00:12 UTC 2014


On Wed, 2014-04-16 at 17:41 -0600, Pete Travis wrote:
> On Apr 16, 2014 9:12 AM, "Clyde E. Kunkel" <clydekunkel7734 at verizon.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > With all of the kernels in the rawhide 3.15 series so far the gnome
> > desktop fails to load.  Kernels in the 3.14 series are fine.
> >
> > All I can see is that the X server seems to start (ps -A | grep Xorg
> > returns a PID), but the Xorg.0.log is empty.  No obvious failures in
> > journalctl -xb.  I see gdm is started, but at this point lots of disk
> > activity but then nothing.  c-a-f2 gets me to tty and I can login.  Top
> > looks normal for a non-gnome session.  Killing X sometimes brings up
> > the GDM login, but after entering password, just a blank screen and the
> > Xorg log file is still empty.
> >
> > Have tried every 3.15 kernel so far without luck.
> >
> > I don't see any obvious bz, and would be happy to enter one, but don't
> > know what information should be included.
> >
> > Any help appreciated.
> >
> > TIA
> > --
> >
> 
> I haven't had gdm display anything for the last several kernel updates ,
> but I'm not convinced the kernel is at fault as older ones stopped gdm from
> working too.
> 
> GDM *thinks* it is working - `journalctl -u gdm` is where you can find the
> Xorg log output these days - but the vterm is black. Lightdm and sddm
> display, though poorly, and neither produce a working gnome session.
> 
> No one thing I've poked at so far appeared to be the cause, so I haven't
> complained. Good to know it is not just me ;)

Have you folks tried booting with enforcing=0 , just as a shot in the
dark?
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