I wrote: > I have two systems that were recently upgraded from Fedora 26 to 27 > using DNF system-upgrade. Both were successfully running a KDE desktop > for several generations previously, including on F26. In both cases, > after the upgrade, starting KDE showed the splash screen and then > a blank screen with only a pointer cursor. The keyboard and mouse > worked but the screen remained blank. Both systems are set to start > in systemd's multi-user mode; KDE is started with the startx command. Prasad K wrote: > I'm guessing some dependent systemd service did not start causing > the KDE startup issue. Instead of startx, install a login manager > like KDM or SLIM and enable the system to launch GUI at boot and > then reboot the system and see if the issue gets resolved. I tried that with the first system, the one which I have already re-installed, before the reinstall. The result was the same except that killing the hung system was more painful. -- Dave Close, Compata, Irvine CA "You ain't goin' nowhere, son." dave@xxxxxxxxxxx, +1 714 434 7359 -- Grand Ole Opry manager to dhclose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Elvis Presley, 1954 _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
