Description of problem: Today, after updating F20 using updates-testing repo I cannot have X working. After booting I just have the screen with the boot log messages. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-3.12.6-300.fc20.x86_64 xorg-x11-drv-ati-7.2.0-3.20131101git3b38701.fc20.x86_64 How reproducible: deterministic Steps to Reproduce: 1. update fedora 20 using uppdates-testing 2. reboot Actual results: no gdm screen, just boot log messages Expected results: gdm login screen
Same problem here. Happens also on intel graphics so probably not ati related.
Forgot to mention: tried also to boot with older kernels, the same issue. I also tried to downgrade xorg* and mesa* but that did not help either.
OK, I found the update that caused this. If I downgrade libevdev from 0.6 back to 0.5, I get the login screen again.
Thanks Jussi for the hint. I tried downgrading libevdec (and also xorg* and mesa*) and It didn't work for me. Also, I tried installing ATI propietary drivers having the same result.
I have everything updated (from updates-testing) except left libevdev at 0.5. I am not sure if it matters but I have also selinux disabled in /etc/grub2.cfg (i.e., kernel parameter selinux=0). By the way, I have an ATI card on this computer (not the same model as yours though): 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV710 [Radeon HD 4350/4550]
Same issue here with nvidia graphics, with both nouveau and nvidia binary drivers.
Jussi, I have tried everything up-to-date against updates-testing, except libevdev and selinux off, with same result.
These must be then two separate issues... :-(
After downgrading to libevdev-0.5-1.fc20.x86_64 I am able to start X here.
After 2 days trying different approaches with this bug/crash, Fedora 20 is unusable for me. I cannot work on my laptop and I am flying abroad tomorrow. I used RH & Fedora since 1997 without major problems but this time this issue (and other bugs I posted) is so annoying and frustrating to me. I do not want to migrate to another distribution, but today I seriously think about it.
Did your system work before going to updates-testing (i.e., just with regular updates)? Things break from time to time with updates-testing. But I agree, F20 seems to be rather buggy at least for now and my production systems will stay at F19 for the moment.
Yes Jussi, it worked OK until yesterday changes in updates-testing. Before that, it was working OK enabling/disabling updates-testing repo. You are right, I always run one-previous fedora release on production machines, but this time I had confidence. Thanks :-)
I forgot to mention that previous kernels I have suffer the same problems.
Yesterday, there was an update in libselinux (libselinux-2.2.1-6.fc20.x86_64) that seems to fix my problem with ati drivers. Thanks guys for the hints