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Subject : Unable to start KDE Plasma X11 desktop
Message-ID : <10c75486-d1df-4020-b4a1-54081c7dca6d@marcchamberlin.com>
Date & Time: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 12:39:04 -0700
[MC] == Marc Chamberlin via openSUSE Users has written:
MC> I have a misbehaving laptop that no longer can bring up the KDE
MC> Plasma X11 desktop. On booting up, it reaches the KDE login
MC> prompt but after entering my credentials, it flashes a set of
MC> commands (too fast to read) and then goes back to the KDE login
MC> prompt. The credentials are correct and this happens no matter
MC> whether it is another user or root logging in.
[...]
MC> Apr 19 03:26:25│modprobe[448]│modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'nvidia': Key
MC> was rejected by service │
MC> │Apr 19 03:26:27│modprobe[475]│modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'nvidia':
MC> Key was rejected by service │
MC> │Apr 19 10:26:29│kernel │input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as
MC> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input21 │
MC> │Apr 19 10:26:29│kernel │input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=7 as
MC> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input22 │
MC> │Apr 19 10:26:29│kernel │input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=8 as
MC> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input23 │
MC> │Apr 19 10:26:29│kernel │input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=9 as
MC> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input24 │
MC> │Apr 19 10:26:32│modprobe[637]│modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'nvidia':
MC> Key was rejected by service │
MC> │Apr 19 10:26:33│modprobe[955]│modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'nvidia':
MC> Key was rejected by service │
MC> │
MC> Duck duck go is not being helpful in trying to grok what it
MC> means to have a key rejected by a service. Any ideas?
It is because of secure boot.
If you don't use secure boot, the problem should be solved.
Best Regards.
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