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Bug 2234653

Summary: unable to boot Fedora 39 beta live image in the VMWare Workstation 17 Player
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: MartinKG <mgansser>
Component: systemdAssignee: systemd-maint
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: unspecified    
Version: 39CC: awilliam, fedoraproject, filbranden, lnykryn, lukas, msekleta, ryncsn, systemd-maint, yuwatana, zbyszek
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard: AcceptedFreezeException
Fixed In Version: systemd-254.2-6.fc40 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Last Closed: 2023-10-11 17:47:44 UTC Type: ---
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Description MartinKG 2023-08-25 07:02:52 UTC
I cannot boot the Fedora 39 beta live image in the VMWare Workstation 17 Player.
I have already removed the quiet parameter from the boot options.
I get the following error message:

[ 352.297074] systemd[1]: Freezing execution.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
booting from iso image Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-39-20230822.n.0.iso
Actual Results:  
not booting
I get the following error message:

[ 352.297074] systemd[1]: Freezing execution.


The boot image used is:
Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-39-20230822.n.0.iso
Fedora37 / 38 work without problems.

Comment 1 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2023-08-25 10:11:03 UTC
Any other messages before that? Try removing 'rhgb' from the boot options too.

Comment 2 MartinKG 2023-08-25 13:11:05 UTC
more error messages w/o quiet & rhgb boot option.
https://martinkg.fedorapeople.org/ErrorReports/fc39/bootmsgfc39-1.png

Comment 3 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2023-08-25 16:34:18 UTC
Hmm, still no reason for the failure.

Please also add 'systemd.log-level=debug systemd.log-target=console' to the boot options
and show the output.

Comment 4 MartinKG 2023-08-25 19:46:43 UTC
I don't know how to copy the complete messages from the console window,
so I have only taken 3 screeshots, hopefully there is some useful information here.

https://martinkg.fedorapeople.org/ErrorReports/fc39/a1.png
https://martinkg.fedorapeople.org/ErrorReports/fc39/a2.png
https://martinkg.fedorapeople.org/ErrorReports/fc39/a3.png

Comment 5 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2023-08-26 15:32:30 UTC
It does, thanks.

The relevant part:
Set up TFD_TIMER_CANCEL_ON_SET timerfd.
bpf-lsm: LSM BPF program attached
Enabling (yes) showing of status (commandline).
Serializing systemd-environment-generators to memfd.
Successfully forked off ('sd-executor)' as PID 891.
Serializing 60-flatpak-system-only to memfd.
Successfully forked off ('direxec)' as PID 892.
(sd-executor) terminated by signal ALRM.
Closing set fd 39
...
Closing set fd 58
[!!!!!!!] Failed to start up manager.
Freezing execution.

Comment 6 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2023-08-27 14:03:41 UTC
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/28965 might be the same issue.

Comment 7 MartinKG 2023-08-28 07:41:41 UTC
when will the change in systemd be included in the current fc39 iso image ?

Comment 8 Lukas Magauer 2023-08-28 22:23:45 UTC
Just to make sure it's mentioned and completeness, experiencing the same issue on VMware Workstation 17.0.2 Pro and VMware ESXi 8.0U1c.
Same errors.

Comment 9 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2023-08-30 07:34:42 UTC
Right now we still don't exactly know what the issue is and how to fix it.
If the issue is widespread enough (and it seems like it might be), we'll probably make it a blocker bug.

Comment 10 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2023-09-06 14:40:55 UTC
It looks like this is the same issue. There'll be an update soon, please holler if it turns out not to fix the issue.

Comment 11 Fedora Update System 2023-09-07 10:11:44 UTC
FEDORA-2023-6305159732 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 39. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-6305159732

Comment 12 Fedora Update System 2023-09-08 01:35:30 UTC
FEDORA-2023-6305159732 has been pushed to the Fedora 39 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2023-6305159732`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-6305159732

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 13 MartinKG 2023-09-13 14:36:51 UTC
just tried to boot in vmware workstation 17.02 player from the current fedora-workstation-live-x86_64-39-20230913.n.0.iso,
but it still gives the error message: "Failed to start up manager."

in which iso image will the error be solved ?

Comment 14 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2023-09-14 15:27:02 UTC
We're in beta freeze. After the freeze ends, the first image that is built should have the updated version of the package.

Comment 15 Fedora Update System 2023-09-16 01:48:17 UTC
FEDORA-2023-3355cdb0a8 has been pushed to the Fedora 39 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2023-3355cdb0a8`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-3355cdb0a8

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 16 Fedora Update System 2023-09-18 09:00:31 UTC
FEDORA-2023-2561021d71 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 40. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-2561021d71

Comment 17 Fedora Update System 2023-09-18 11:02:07 UTC
FEDORA-2023-2561021d71 has been pushed to the Fedora 40 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 18 Fedora Update System 2023-09-19 01:10:44 UTC
FEDORA-2023-3355cdb0a8 has been pushed to the Fedora 39 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2023-3355cdb0a8`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-3355cdb0a8

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 19 Fedora Update System 2023-09-28 20:16:41 UTC
FEDORA-2023-3355cdb0a8 has been pushed to the Fedora 39 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2023-3355cdb0a8`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-3355cdb0a8

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 20 Adam Williamson 2023-10-05 17:11:45 UTC
Re-opening as the update is not stable for F39, and proposing for a Final freeze exception - booting on VMware Player is a thing we want to do.

Comment 21 Fedora Update System 2023-10-05 21:14:58 UTC
FEDORA-2023-3355cdb0a8 has been pushed to the Fedora 39 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 22 Adam Williamson 2023-10-06 19:20:45 UTC
+4 in https://pagure.io/fedora-qa/blocker-review/issue/1383 , marking accepted.

Comment 23 Adam Williamson 2023-10-10 20:29:09 UTC
This should be resolved now. Can the reporter confirm that it works OK with current nightlies - https://openqa.fedoraproject.org/nightlies.html ? Thanks.

Comment 24 MartinKG 2023-10-11 17:40:25 UTC
i can now confirm that from the current nightly
Version Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-39-20231011.n.0.iso
can be booted and a virtual machine can be created.
The ticket can thus be closed

Many Thanks

Comment 25 Adam Williamson 2023-10-11 17:47:44 UTC
Thanks!