FIXED - systemd crashing after kernel 4.14.13 update

[griffin]

Ack! systemd is crashing in a loop after the latest update to kernel 4.14.13.

Jan 13 12:11:10 eris systemd-logind[4628]: Failed to enable subscription: Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out
Jan 13 12:11:10 eris systemd-logind[4628]: Failed to fully start up daemon: Connection timed out
Jan 13 12:11:10 eris systemd[1]: systemd-logind.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Jan 13 12:11:10 eris systemd[1]: Failed to start Login Service.
Jan 13 12:11:10 eris systemd[1]: systemd-logind.service: Unit entered failed state.
Jan 13 12:11:10 eris systemd[1]: systemd-logind.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 13 12:11:10 eris systemd[1]: systemd-logind.service: Service has no hold-off time, scheduling restart.
Jan 13 12:11:10 eris systemd[1]: Stopped Login Service.
Jan 13 12:11:10 eris systemd[1]: Starting Login Service...

[doktor5000]

You should at least provide lspcidrake -v output so it's visible what CPU/chipset/etc. is used. Also, is that a VM or a physical installation?

Can you try if adding nopti as kernel boot option helps ?

[griffin]

I removed the rpm package for kernel-4.14.13, reset the initrd.img and vmlinuz links in /boot and rebooted with kernel-4.14.10 to get the system running again. The system has AMD processors, so a little research found that the nopti boot option doesn't apply. It's a physical desktop system, not a VM.

The update process warned that it had to remove a microcode package before applying the kernel update, but I didn't see a newer microcode update applied. After the system failed, I saw that the microcode update dated 01/08/2018 had not been applied, so I applied that.

I reinstalled the rpm update for kernel 4.14.13. The system is running properly now, so I am closing this topic. All I can surmise is that apparently the latest microcode update didn't get applied, perhaps due to a transient disk error.

Here's the lspcidrake -v output:

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# lspcidrake -v
pata_amd        : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 IDE [STORAGE_IDE] (vendor:10de device:036e subv:1043 subd:8223) (rev: a1)
Card:ATI Radeon HD 6400 and later (radeon/fglrx): Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]|Barts PRO [Radeon HD 6850] [DISPLAY_VGA] (vendor:1002 device:6739 subv:1787 subd:2304)
shpchp          : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 PCI Express bridge [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:10de device:0375) (rev: a2)
unknown         : NVIDIA Corporation|C51 Memory Controller 4 [MEMORY_RAM] (vendor:10de device:02f9) (rev: a2)
shpchp          : NVIDIA Corporation|C51 PCI Express Bridge [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:10de device:02fb) (rev: a1)
snd_hda_intel   : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 High Definition Audio [MULTIMEDIA_AUDIO_DEV] (vendor:10de device:0371 subv:1043 subd:81f2) (rev: a2)
i2c_nforce2     : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 SMBus Controller [SERIAL_SMBUS] (vendor:10de device:0368 subv:1043 subd:8223) (rev: a2)
unknown         : NVIDIA Corporation|C51 Memory Controller 3 [MEMORY_RAM] (vendor:10de device:027f) (rev: a2)
unknown         : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]|K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map [BRIDGE_HOST] (vendor:1022 device:1101)
forcedeth       : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 Ethernet [BRIDGE_OTHER] (vendor:10de device:0373 subv:1043 subd:8223) (rev: a2)
sata_nv         : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 SATA Controller [STORAGE_IDE] (vendor:10de device:037f subv:1043 subd:8223) (rev: a2)
k8temp          : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]|K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control [BRIDGE_HOST] (vendor:1022 device:1103)
unknown         : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 Memory Controller [MEMORY_RAM] (vendor:10de device:0369 subv:10de subd:cb84) (rev: a1)
shpchp          : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 PCI Express bridge [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:10de device:0377) (rev: a2)
ohci_pci        : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 USB Controller [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:10de device:036c subv:1043 subd:8223) (rev: a1)
sata_nv         : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 SATA Controller [STORAGE_IDE] (vendor:10de device:037f subv:1043 subd:8223) (rev: a2)
unknown         : NVIDIA Corporation|C51 Memory Controller 0 [MEMORY_RAM] (vendor:10de device:02fa) (rev: a2)
sata_sil24      : Silicon Image, Inc.|SiI 3132 Serial ATA Raid II Controller [STORAGE_OTHER] (vendor:1095 device:3132 subv:1043 subd:819f) (rev: 01)
forcedeth       : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 Ethernet [BRIDGE_OTHER] (vendor:10de device:0373 subv:1043 subd:8223) (rev: a2)
unknown         : NVIDIA Corporation|C51 Memory Controller 5 [MEMORY_RAM] (vendor:10de device:02f8) (rev: a2)
snd_hda_intel   : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]|Barts HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6790/6850/6870 / 7720 OEM] [MULTIMEDIA_AUDIO_DEV] (vendor:1002 device:aa88 subv:1787 subd:aa88)
unknown         : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 PCI bridge [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:10de device:0370) (rev: a2)
unknown         : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 LPC Bridge [BRIDGE_ISA] (vendor:10de device:0360 subv:1043 subd:8223) (rev: a2)
unknown         : NVIDIA Corporation|C51 Host Bridge [MEMORY_RAM] (vendor:10de device:02ff) (rev: a2)
unknown         : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]|K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration [BRIDGE_HOST] (vendor:1022 device:1100)
unknown         : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 Memory Controller [MEMORY_RAM] (vendor:10de device:036a subv:1043 subd:8223) (rev: a2)
unknown         : NVIDIA Corporation|C51 Memory Controller 2 [MEMORY_RAM] (vendor:10de device:027e) (rev: a2)
unknown         : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]|K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller [BRIDGE_HOST] (vendor:1022 device:1102)
shpchp          : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 PCI Express bridge [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:10de device:0376) (rev: a2)
sata_nv         : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 SATA Controller [STORAGE_IDE] (vendor:10de device:037f subv:1043 subd:8223) (rev: a2)
unknown         : NVIDIA Corporation|C51 Host Bridge [MEMORY_RAM] (vendor:10de device:02f4) (rev: a2)
ehci_pci        : NVIDIA Corporation|MCP55 USB Controller [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:10de device:036d subv:1043 subd:8223) (rev: a2)
unknown         : NVIDIA Corporation|C51 Memory Controller 1 [MEMORY_RAM] (vendor:10de device:02fe) (rev: a2)
hub             : Linux 4.14.10-desktop-1.mga6 ehci_hcd|EHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0002)
hub             : Standard Microsystems Corp.|USB 2.0 Hub [Hub|Unused|TT per port] (vendor:0424 device:2514)
usblp           : HP|DeskJet 2600 series [Printer|Printer|Bidirectional] (vendor:03f0 device:0053)
hub             : Linux 4.14.10-desktop-1.mga6 ohci_hcd|OHCI PCI host controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0001)