Kernel issues with fedora 39 with higher version than 6.9.8-100.fc39

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Hi ho!

So I have fedora running for quite a while now. I want to upgrade to fedora 40 to match the laptop I use.

For the last couple of monts/weeks I used to only boot to kernel 6.9.8-100.fc39 cause it was the only kernel that let me boot and prompt the password to encrypt my drive.

All following kernels are failing to boot. The current kernels I have installed are 6.11.7-100 and 6.11.9-100.

I use an Nvidia 2080 Super, but after removing the drivers the system would still not boot with the new kernels, only the 6.9.8.

Also the drivers are the newest, before and after reinstalling them.

I am kinda afraid to do an upgrade to fedora 40 as I am worried that my working kernel will be removed in this process.

Anyone has an idea for further steps? :frowning:

My System config is:
OS: Fedora Linux 39 (Cinnamon) x86_64
Host: MS-7E06 2.0
Kernel: 6.9.8-100.fc39.x86_64
Uptime: 2 mins
Packages: 2424 (rpm)
Shell: bash 5.2.26
Resolution: 1920x1080, 1080x1920, 3440x1440
DE: Cinnamon 6.0.4
WM: Mutter (Muffin)
WM Theme: Loki (Adwaita)
Theme: Adapta-Nokto [GTK2/3]
Icons: Paper-Mono-Dark [GTK2/3]
Terminal: kitty
CPU: 13th Gen Intel i7-13700K (24) @ 5.300GHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
GPU: Intel Raptor Lake-S GT1 [UHD Graphics 770]
Memory: 1862MiB / 31847MiB

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How is your disk encrypted?
Are using using LUKS2?

What does lsblk -f report?

I had an issue when I upgraded from f40 to f41 that my encrypted partitions did not work.
But that was down to me relying on a device name being stable and it was not.
I fixed the config and all is working.

I suggest you create a USB install image for f41 (or f40) that you can test mounting your disk with and use to update config if that is required.

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Hi!

Thank you!

I have LUKS2 as encryption.
I was able to install a LTS Kernel 6.6 as suggested from another forum, and with this it was posisble to rebuild the kernel and add the nvidia drivers. Also the upgrade to fedora 40 was possible and booted without any issues.

But the issue with the kernels does still exist. Not booting when I am higher thatn the kernel 6.9.8 :frowning:

I will try to boot the stick, mount my device and then have a look at the config. Thank you!

Cheers!