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Aman33

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Cant run any WM. (SOLVED)

So i wanted to clean install my arch. i did like every time i do, but this time something weird happened with me

I usually use Hyprland i wanted to use plasma for sometime so i installed it from bash after a clean install, installed it successfully but it stucks at sddm i tried to switch to ly and it went to its So called logo then totally crashed, again i reinstalled it again did same happened same, afrer trying several time i thought of going to hyprland again but this time that same thing happened with me whats the heck i cant use any wm anymore i tried, plasma-kde, hyprland, gnome none of them worked, after it i installed debian surprisingly worked then i tried to install arch with kde again and same problem.
whats the matter here? i even used hyprland the last moment i tried to first install kde.

Someone Please help

Last edited by Aman33 (2024-02-21 07:54:06)

dogknowsnx

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Re: Cant run any WM. (SOLVED)

Please don't paraphrase: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855

Aman33

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Re: Cant run any WM. (SOLVED)

Please don't paraphrase: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855

What logs should I provide?

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: Cant run any WM. (SOLVED)

Journal of a failed wm start, potential WM logs, which hardware is involved.

Generally "sudo journalctl -b" after a failed startup attempt  https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_o … n_services

Aman33

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Registered: 2024-01-19

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Re: Cant run any WM. (SOLVED)

Journal of a failed wm start, potential WM logs, which hardware is involved.

Generally "sudo journalctl -b" after a failed startup attempt  https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_o … n_services

so i just understood what was causing the crash its my gpu driver, by default it uses radeon driver i had to swtich to amdgpu from tty then install any wm then it worked properly but this is concerning that radeon is not working anymore
and yes here's my laptops dmesg https://pastebin.com/KxEfF110
and the specs if its needed https://pastebin.com/R3dqaUTU

thank you but really does window managers dropped support of radeon driver?

Last edited by Aman33 (2024-02-20 18:47:54)

Aman33

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Registered: 2024-01-19

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Re: Cant run any WM. (SOLVED)

Journal of a failed wm start, potential WM logs, which hardware is involved.

Generally "sudo journalctl -b" after a failed startup attempt  https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_o … n_services

so i just understood what was causing the crash its my gpu driver, by default it uses radeon driver i had to swtich to amdgpu from tty then install any wm then it worked properly but this is concerning that radeon is not working anymore
and yes here's my laptops dmesg https://pastebin.com/KxEfF110
and the specs if its needed https://pastebin.com/R3dqaUTU
https://pastebin.com/26Fe2zc3 (journalctl one)
but rn im on working amdgpu driver

thank you but really does window managers dropped support of radeon driver?

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

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Re: Cant run any WM. (SOLVED)

No, there's a bug in the most recent mesa version 24 that seems to only affect GPUs using the radeon module.
This has nothing to do with "WMs" and is most likely down to some upstream patch not being properly tested.

Edit: Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

Last edited by seth (2024-02-20 20:33:59)

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gps1539

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Re: Cant run any WM. (SOLVED)

Hi, I also hit this issue and had to downgrade back to mesa 1:23.2.1-2.

I see that mesa 1:24.0.1 was release on 2/14 as a bug fix release, but it isn't clear if this issue is solved from their release notes @ docs.mesa3d.org/relnotes/24.0.1.html
Has anyone using the radeon driver updated to 1:24.0.1 and seen success ?

seth

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Re: Cant run any WM. (SOLVED)

Is yoru GPU a GCN that's eligible for amdgpu coverage?
https://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature/#d … etingnames ?

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Aman33

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Re: Cant run any WM. (SOLVED)

Is yoru GPU a GCN that's eligible for amdgpu coverage?
https://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature/#d … etingnames ?

yes it is both my integrated and discrete gpus are supported
but by default it uses radeon driver idk why

Aman33

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Re: Cant run any WM. (SOLVED)

Hi, I also hit this issue and had to downgrade back to mesa 1:23.2.1-2.

I see that mesa 1:24.0.1 was release on 2/14 as a bug fix release, but it isn't clear if this issue is solved from their release notes @ docs.mesa3d.org/relnotes/24.0.1.html
Has anyone using the radeon driver updated to 1:24.0.1 and seen success ?

im currently using the amdgpu one so dont know sorryy

seth

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Re: Cant run any WM. (SOLVED)

There's a confirmed patch pending, https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mes … te_2290167

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gps1539

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Re: Cant run any WM. (SOLVED)

There's a confirmed patch pending, https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mes … te_2290167

Many thanks