Failed to finish startup of Fedora 41 since update to kernel 6.11.11

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On my desktop computer, Fedora boot hangs (during display of Fedora logo).
Fedora is configured with an encrypted system, and I’m able to enter the paraphrase. But the boot process hangs before display the session login screen.
The system boot correctly with kernel 6.11.10, but failed with kernel 6.11.11 and 6.12.x

If I display the boot log, I see an error about a mounting failure on an additional disk, with a message like this :
/dev/disk/by-uuid/<uuid> dependency failed for <Mount point>
and after some time a message like this :
Job lvm2-monitor/service.start running ( ... / no limit)
with time increasing indefinitely
And If i press Ctrl + Alt + Suppr the system start to shutdown but still hangs indefinitely with a message about job lvm2-monitor/service.

I’m not sure if the message about the lvm2-monitor service is related to the problem or if it’s just a symptom.

Some can help me to get full log of failed boot process ?
And get more useful information if needed.

Thank for your help.

2

Check the kernel command line in grub. Do you see a resume= option?
If so delete it and see if you can now boot.

If that works you use this to fix it permanently.
replace … with what you have.

sudo grubby --remove-args=resume=... --update-kernel=ALL
3

Thank’s for the respond, but there is no resume=... in the kernel command line in grub.

there is the root setup (root=UUID= ro rootflags=subvol=root rd.luks.uuid=luks-
and the rhgb quiet flags

4

It’s seems there is a non-blocking kernel panic with :
unable to handle page fault for address : ffff...
in xhci_queue_ctrl_tx
before I’m able to enter the paraphrase of the encrypted system disk

5

The kernel panic hints at hardware issues.

Is your UEFI BIOS up to date?
Try reseting the BIOS.to it’s default setting.
This may help.

6

Yes the UEFI BIOS is up-to-date, I made the update some week ago.

And I have no particular setting in bios.

7

It is worth doing the reset as it may have a bad setting caused by a previous BIOS update. Yesterday we updated my son’s BIOS and the Asus installed told us to do a reset to ensure correct operation.

8

I just tested, no changes :frowning:

9

Can you install memtest?

If so reboot and pick memtest from the grub menu and run it over night to make sure that your memory is working.

10

I can, but to clarify, when I select kernel 6.11.10 in grub, all work fine.
If I select 6.11.11 or 6.12.x, I have the problem.

11

There are a two obvious possibiliies, you have a hardware issue triggered by a change in the kernel code, or there is a bug in the kernel code.

Running memtest will remove one of the possibilies.

12

@barryascott : good news for my hardware, memtest pass sucessfully during more than 9 hours.
Bad news for kernel, it’s seems to be a bug to examinate.

13

You can try raising a bug against the kernel in the Fedora bugzilla.

14

Ok, thank you

15

I have created the bug : 2336225 – startup of Fedora hang after paraphrase validated since kernel 6.11.11
I wait for help on it now.

16

I have tested with a fresh (and empty) install of Fedora 41 : I have the same problem.
And no one answer to the bug, how I can be “sure” than someone take a look at it ?

17

Unfortunately, you can’t be sure that anyone will spend any time looking at your particular issue - they may not be able to reproduce it on their hardware.

The only thing you can do is provide as clear and accurate a bog report as possible along with all relevant logs.

18

After dusting the computer tower, unplug all USB 3.1 Gen1 Connector (for front panel and card reader) and do a “deep” Clear CMOS, the problem no longer appears.
I suspect this was related to bad motherboard state combined with a problem in the driver who manage the FP59 card reader from SilverStone (5,25" card reader + usb port).
The FP59 work for card reader, but not the usb port (they have power, but device are not “detected” by the system.