Created attachment 14931 [details] journalctl log file of failed boot Description of problem: Mageia 9 and cauldron (kernels 6.4.9 and 6.6.83) won't boot into a graphical desktop on Intel's Meteor Lake hardware, specifically Intel Graphics PCI ID 7d45 (the PC is a Lenovo Thinkpad L14 Gen. 5). The live image (kernel 6.4.9) does not boot either. This graphics device is not supported by the i915 driver used in kernel 6.6.83, according to journalctl message, see below. Intel [1] states that this hardware is supported from kernel 6.7 onwards, see also [2]. Posted first in the forum [3]. May I request an update of this driver or a similar fix? Full journalctl file from the latest failed boot attempt is attached - the behaviour is always the same. Excerpt of this file: 2025-04-01T07:06:41+0200 localhost.localdomain kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: Your graphics device 7d45 is not properly supported by i915 in this kernel version. To force driver probe anyway, use i915.force_probe=7d45 module parameter or CONFIG_DRM_I915_FORCE_PROBE=7d45 configuration option, or (recommended) check for kernel updates. Two more links for background information on this problem, and the forum post link: [1] https://dgpu-docs.intel.com/devices/hardware-table.html [2] https://github.com/intel/compute-runtime/issues/811 [3] https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=15638 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Mageia 9 (kernels 6.4.9 and 6.6.83) and Cauldron (kernel 6.6.83), including Mageia 9 Live iso (Plasma and Xfce). How reproducible: Every boot. Steps to Reproduce: 1a. Install Mga9 or cauldron from full iso or via netinstall. Choose default kernel (6.4.9) or update to the latest kernel (6.6.83) during installation. 1b. Altenatively, use the Mageia 9 Live (kernel 6.4.9) iso on bootable USB stick. 2. Boot the PC.
CC: (none) => stephengermany
Thank you for the report and investigation. Assigning our kernel and driver maintainers.
Assignee: bugsquad => kernelCC: (none) => fri
(In reply to Morgan Leijström from comment #1) > Thank you for the report and investigation. > Assigning our kernel and driver maintainers. I have updated to kernel 6.6.87, but the problem described in the opening post persists.
An update of cauldron to kernel version 6.12.63 seems to have solved the problem (maybe some earlier kernel versions solved this, too, but I have not tried any earlier 6.12.x or so). The Thinkpad L14 now boots into a graphical desktop (Xfce and Plasma). Some of the task bars are not displayed at all or not correctly, but the initial problem seems fixed by updating to kernel version 6.12.63.
Resolution: (none) => FIXEDStatus: NEW => RESOLVED
Thank you for the feedback! Great that Mageia 10 boots on that hardware now. If you want, also try 6.18 kernel on cauldron, we will soon switch to that. We still do not know if it is fixed on mga 9 which is our current release, so important. mga9 need a backport kernel Bug 34545 for this if 6.6.116 does not work. It would be splendid if you could try mga9 with current 6.6 kernel, and the backport 6.12. - Maybe by means of using a live persistent system on USB stick, with updates. https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Persistent_live_systems#Quickstart It can be booted and updated on another machine, then put in that Thinkpad L14 after it have been updated.
Keywords: (none) => FOR_ERRATA9Summary: Mageia 9 and cauldron fail to boot into graphical desktop on PC with Intel Meteor Lake graphics device => Mageia 9 fail (still?) to boot into graphical desktop on PC with Intel Meteor Lake graphics deviceStatus: RESOLVED => REOPENEDResolution: FIXED => (none)Flags: (none) => affects_mga9?, need_info?(mageia.20.leberwurst)