Bug 2437614 - Anaconda GUI fails to launch on NVIDIA/Wayland - Fedora 43
Summary: Anaconda GUI fails to launch on NVIDIA/Wayland - Fedora 43
Keywords:
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 43
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Martin Kolman
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-02-08 15:18 UTC by mojkanalnr1
Modified: 2026-02-09 13:00 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

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Attachments (Terms of Use)
Anaconda debug logs (anaconda, journal, program, storage). (139.50 KB, application/gzip)
2026-02-08 15:21 UTC, mojkanalnr1
no flags Details

Description mojkanalnr1 2026-02-08 15:18:33 UTC
System Details:

    OS: Fedora Linux 43 (KDE Plasma Desktop Edition)

    Kernel: 6.17.1-300.fc43.x86_64

    GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

    Installer Version: 43.44.3-fc43

Problem: When running sudo anaconda from the Live session, the GUI fails to start. Terminal error: "Wayland startup failed, falling back to text mode." After switching to TUI, the installer exits with a failure status.

Steps to Reproduce:

    Boot Fedora 43 KDE Live media.

    Launch "Install to Hard Drive" or run sudo anaconda in terminal.

    Observe the crash/exit.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 mojkanalnr1 2026-02-08 15:21:37 UTC
Created attachment 2128651 [details]
Anaconda debug logs (anaconda, journal, program, storage).

Comment 2 mojkanalnr1 2026-02-08 15:23:58 UTC
Comment on attachment 2128651 [details]
Anaconda debug logs (anaconda, journal, program, storage).

Note: The file /tmp/anaconda-tb.log was not generated. Only the standard logs (anaconda.log, journal.log, etc.) were available and are included in this tarball.

Comment 3 mojkanalnr1 2026-02-08 15:24:38 UTC
Comment on attachment 2128651 [details]
Anaconda debug logs (anaconda, journal, program, storage).

Note: The file /tmp/anaconda-tb.log was not generated. Only the standard logs (anaconda.log, journal.log, etc.) were available and are included in this tarball.

Comment 4 mojkanalnr1 2026-02-08 15:25:34 UTC
Comment on attachment 2128651 [details]
Anaconda debug logs (anaconda, journal, program, storage).

Note: The file /tmp/anaconda-tb.log was not generated. Only the standard logs (anaconda.log, journal.log, etc.) were available and are included in this tarball.

Comment 5 mojkanalnr1 2026-02-08 15:26:50 UTC
Comment on attachment 2128651 [details]
Anaconda debug logs (anaconda, journal, program, storage).

Note: The file /tmp/anaconda-tb.log was not generated. Only the standard logs (anaconda.log, journal.log, etc.) were available and are included in this tarball.

Comment 6 mojkanalnr1 2026-02-08 15:50:59 UTC
Additional context regarding driver compatibility:

The system is fully operational when upgraded from Fedora 42 to Fedora 43, as it utilizes the proprietary NVIDIA drivers (v: 580.119.02).

The installation failure on Live media (Bug 2437614) appears to be specifically related to the nouveau driver's interaction with Wayland on the Pascal architecture (GTX 1050 Ti) during the initial Anaconda startup.

Hardware & System Environment (from working F43 install):

System:
  Kernel: 6.18.8-200.fc43.x86_64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.5.5 Distro: Fedora Linux 43 (KDE Plasma Desktop
    Edition)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: H310CM-DVS serial: <superuser required>
    Firmware: UEFI vendor: American Megatrends v: P4.20 date: 05/14/2019
CPU:
  Info: 6-core model: Intel Core i5-8400 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Coffee Lake
    rev: A cache: L1: 384 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB L3: 9 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/4000 cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800
    5: 800 6: 800 bogomips: 33599
  Flags-basic: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nvidia
    v: 580.119.02 arch: Pascal bus-ID: 01:00.0
  Display: wayland server: Xwayland v: 24.1.9 compositor: kwin_wayland
    driver: gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch resolution: 1920x1080~180Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: nvidia,swrast platforms:
    active: gbm,wayland,x11,surfaceless,device inactive: device-1
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 580.119.02
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.328 drivers: nvidia,llvmpipe surfaces: N/A devices: 2
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
    de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
    wl: wayland-info x11: xdriinfo, xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 200 Series PCH HD Audio vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
  Device-2: NVIDIA GP107GL High Definition Audio vendor: Gigabyte
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 01:00.1
  API: ALSA v: k6.18.8-200.fc43.x86_64 status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.10 status: active
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: ASRock driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
  IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>

Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.04 TiB used: 207.37 GiB (19.4%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Lexar model: SSD NS100 512GB size: 476.94 GiB
    temp: 30 C
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: GOODRAM model: SSDPR-CL100-120-G2 size: 111.79 GiB
  ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Seagate model: ST500DM002-1BD142 size: 465.76 GiB
    temp: 36 C
  ID-4: /dev/sdd vendor: A-Data model: USB Flash Drive size: 14.45 GiB
    type: USB
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 62.93 GiB used: 24.58 GiB (39.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda4
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 1022 MiB used: 19.3 MiB (1.9%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/sda2
  ID-3: /home size: 195.88 GiB used: 182.78 GiB (93.3%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sda3
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 7.68 GiB used: 8 KiB (0.0%) dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 51.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
  Memory: total: 8 GiB available: 7.68 GiB used: 2.69 GiB (35.1%)
  Processes: 278 Uptime: 12m Init: systemd
  Packages: 15 note: see --rpm Compilers: gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.3.0
    inxi: 3.3.40


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