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GAZ082

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Registered: 2015-06-02

Posts: 32

Reboot when trying to open Chrome in LXQT or right after Gnome login.

Hi. Today after upgrading yesterday started having issues with my machine. Right after login in Gnome the system rebooted.

Installed another desktop environment such as LXQT and could log in. But when opened Chrome, again, rebooted.

Then I booted with an USB live and also, opened Chrome and the system rebooted instantly. During all the process when trying to reinstall the kernel, the system rebooted again and messed my modules.

Had to chroot from a live USB, removed all kernels from boot and modules directories (because even if i installed another kernel,when updating the stuff from the other kernels the system rebooted) and could install a base linux kernel just to be on the starting point of reboots.

Reinstalled mesa, even downgraded it. no luck.

I'm thinking this is a hardware issue, perhaps on the graphic board. Logs on Xorg or journalctl do not offer any warning previous the --REBOOT-- message.

Any suggestions about what can I do?

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 15,407

Re: Reboot when trying to open Chrome in LXQT or right after Gnome login.

Did the reboots also happen outside of graphical mode ?

Boot with systemd.unit=multi-user.target to console, check /var/log/pacman.log .
What was the date of your last pacman -Syu BEFORE the update that started the problems ?

Use https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Linux_Archive to revert all your package versions to the ones of that date.
If that makes the problem go away it's not a hardware issue.

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Disliking systemd intensely, but not satisfied with alternatives so focusing on taming systemd.

clean chroot building not flexible enough ?
Try clean chroot manager by graysky