I'm fairly new to Fedora, so I don't know much (yet), I'm still learning.
That said, I tried upgrading from Fedora 38 to Fedora 39, it worked perfectly, I updated everything (including the NVIDIA drivers, yes) and everything was running fine, I did not delete the previous versions of Fedora from my laptop just in case.
Come today, a week later, and I can't enter Fedora 39. My laptop gives me a list of OS to choose from: Fedora 39, Fedora 38, and (sadly, because I need it for my job) Windows.
When I enter Fedora 39, there is just a black screen and the laptop doesn't proceed from there, however, when I choose Fedora 38 (or W11), I can enter without any issues.
So now the TL;DR:
Having Fedora 39 already installed, is there any way I can uninstall Fedora 39 completely while being on Fedora 38, and then reinstall? If so, how would I do it?
Thanks in advance for the help!
11 Comments
teh_shame@infosec.pub · 26 pts · 2y
The options when you boot are the kernel versions not the Fedora version. You’re not booting into Fedora 38, you’re booting Fedora 39 with a 38 kernel.
There’s nothing wrong with using a Fedora 38 kernel on 39 if it works. There’s probably a kernel bug affecting your computer in the current 39 kernel that’s making it not work
The easiest solution will be to wait for a new kernel and hope it fixes this bug
rotopenguin@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 2y
redimk@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
Sorry for my ignorance, but how does that work? I (think) I understand what a kernel is, but how am I using Fedora 39 with a 38 kernel? Is there a documentation I can read somewhere so I can understand how that works?
Today it got fixed somehow, I just booted up Fedora 39 and it just worked. Also thanks a lot for the answer!
authed@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
When booted in fedora 39, maybe enter the console and try to start X manually to see why it fails
just_another_person@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
They mean use the CTRL+ALT+num key combos to get a TTY. Google to figure out which Fedora uses.
First link I found explained it: https://www.dhiller.de/2020/02/13/switch-to-console-on-fedora.html
Pantherina@feddit.de · 3 pts · 2y
Starx only works for X11. Wayland Desktops have different implementations like startplasma-wayland
lauha@lemmy.one · 1 pts · 2y
Fedora uses wayland
danielfgom@lemmy.world · -24 pts · 2y
I recommend you install Linux Mint and stop using that Fedora shit
jvrava9@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
Stop the distro wars bro
danielfgom@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
😁
yianiris@kafeneio.social · 1 pts · 2y
@danielfgom @redimk
They are all decorative flavors of the same system, IBM's systemd "Inside".
danielfgom@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
👍