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Issue with an update on fedora 32

Unix & Linux Asked on November 9, 2021

I have fedora 32 on a computer with multiple accounts. I got a message for some OS updates, firefox and libre office. I clicked on install. The computer restarted. Now it gives me this, when I try to enter, then it gives me a black screen. I don’t know how to fix it, because I can’t even access the terminal. I suppose I need to rollback those updates. But I have no idea how to do it. Maybe from grub(?) I’d appreciate any help.

For instance, here they suggest logging into the target node and running rpm-ostree rollback -r. Is the target node the same as grub? or how can I access that target node?

I just checked. I had enabled ssh. So, I can access the terminal via ssh from another computer. What I just noticed is that rpm-ostree rollback -r says: Command not found. What this suggests then is that problem is with the graphical interface. Unfortunately, I am not sure how to sort that out.

Thanks to everyone for the help!

Edit 1:

I have recorded this video (let me know if you can see it) showing exactly what I see.
I can access the terminal via ssh. Everything seems to be working. So, I suppose the problem is the graphical interface.

2 Answers

I think I found what the problem was here. I am sharing in case it's useful for someone.

Answered by Schach21 on November 9, 2021

From: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-coreos/manual-rollbacks/

"Manual Rollbacks

When an update is complete, the previous OS deployment remains on disk. If an update causes issues, you can use it as a fallback. This is a manual operation that requires human intervention and console access."

Fix

What I just quoted to you now is from the same page you linked. You need to access tty1, as I understand it. You can do that with the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+F1.

Hope this helps.

Edit: I didn't see that you knew you needed access to the terminal. I guess the quote I gave at the top wasn't necessary.

Edit 2: Artem gives a good idea about trying to boot into an older kernel. Looking at images of Fedora's GRUB2, it looks like there are options to do that on GRUB. If it doesn't show up, there should be an 'Advanced Options' menu, where you can boot into different kernel versions. I found an image of what Fedora's GRUB might look like WITHOUT an 'Advanced Options' menu

Fedora GRUB Menu

Edit 3: If it seems that entering commands to do a permanent rollback doesn't work, you may have to, for the time being, do a temporary one. According to Fedora's documentation, it says to hold shift during the boot process. Then there will be several entries and you need to choose the right one.

Answered by fr0stbyte on November 9, 2021

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