# RL 10v GNOME grey screen after booting **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Tags:** rocky-linux-10\ **Created:** [July 31, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rl-10v-gnome-grey-screen-after-booting/20705 "2026-07-31T10:14:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![maui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@maui](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/maui)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rl-10v-gnome-grey-screen-after-booting/20705/1 "2026-07-31T10:14:24Z")
Hi, I’m trying to install RL10 GNOME on an N150 PC. Live Image (i.e. Rocky-10-Workstation-x86\_64-latest.iso) works just fine and identifies a Built-in display and the external display. I can switch between displays and everything is fine. When I install the system on disk, at the boot I get only a grey page. I tried some commands (I found here or in internet) an this is the result: ```auto lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 --help | grep x86-64-v x86-64-v4 x86-64-v3 (supported, searched) x86-64-v2 (supported, searched) ``` `liveuser@localhost-live:~$ lspci -k | grep -A 2 -e VGA -e 3D` `00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Alder Lake-N [Intel Graphics]` `DeviceName: Onboard - Video` `Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 7270` `liveuser@localhost-live:~$ lsmod | grep -E 'i915|amdgpu|nouveau|nvidia'` ` i915 4923392 16` ` intel_gtt 28672 1 i915` ` drm_buddy 32768 2 xe,i915` ` ttm 131072 3 drm_ttm_helper,xe,i915` ` i2c_algo_bit 20480 2 xe,i915` ` drm_display_helper 319488 2 xe,i915` ` cec 81920 3 drm_display_helper,xe,i915` ` video 81920 4 asus_wmi,asus_nb_wmi,xe,i915` `liveuser@localhost-live:~$ glxinfo | grep -e OpenGL.vendor -e OpenGL.renderer` ` OpenGL vendor string: Intel` ` OpenGL renderer string: Mesa Intel(R) Graphics (ADL-N)` So it seems the device should be supported. The other strange thing is that if I install the system from KDE live iso, the installation works just fine. Unfortunately I need to use GNOME for my needs. I tried to install the system also from the DVD iso “Rocky-10.2-x86\_64-dvd1.iso” with the same result, not able to use the PC. What could I try? Is there anything I could install with the terminal after the booting? ---
**Author:** ![jdieter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/jdieter/32/5063_2.png) [@jdieter](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jdieter)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rl-10v-gnome-grey-screen-after-booting/20705/2 "2026-07-31T10:17:48Z")
Have you tried getting all the latest updates? If so, are there any errors in the logs? (Use `journalctl` to show the logs.) ---
**Author:** ![maui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@maui](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/maui)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rl-10v-gnome-grey-screen-after-booting/20705/3 "2026-07-31T10:32:08Z")
> [@jdieter](#): > > Have you tried getting all the latest updates? yes, unfortunately no lucky. > [@jdieter](#): > > If so, are there any errors in the logs? (Use `journalctl` to show the logs.) could you please suggest the command to limit the logs to the display or similar? A command like `journalctl --since "1 hour ago"` or `journalctl -r` could be fine? ---
**Author:** ![jdieter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/jdieter/32/5063_2.png) [@jdieter](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jdieter)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rl-10v-gnome-grey-screen-after-booting/20705/4 "2026-07-31T10:39:54Z")
I’d probably start with `journalctl -r` to read them in reverse so the latest things are first. And I’d start scrolling through the logs until I saw an error. If you’re using GNOME, I’d suggest running `journalctl -r -u gdm` since GDM is the service that is most likely having issues. ---
**Author:** ![maui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@maui](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/maui)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rl-10v-gnome-grey-screen-after-booting/20705/5 "2026-07-31T14:11:05Z")
here some tests: 1. `journalctl -r -u gdm` `Jul 31 15:44:41 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started gdm.service - GNOME Display Manager.` `Jul 31 15:44:41 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting gdm.service - GNOME Display Manager...` 1. `journalctl -r | grep gdm` `Jul 31 15:44:46 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop'` `Jul 31 15:44:46 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.secrets'` `Jul 31 15:44:46 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[2551]: discover_other_daemon: 0` `Jul 31 15:44:46 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.secrets' requested by ':1.41' (uid=42 pid=2447 comm="/usr/libexec/xdg-desktop-portal" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:46 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.impl.portal.desktop.gtk'` `Jul 31 15:44:46 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Shell.Screencast'` `Jul 31 15:44:46 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.impl.portal.desktop.gtk' requested by ':1.41' (uid=42 pid=2447 comm="/usr/libexec/xdg-desktop-portal" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:46 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.impl.portal.desktop.gnome'` `Jul 31 15:44:46 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1` `Jul 31 15:44:46 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.9' (uid=42 pid=2031 comm="/usr/libexec/gsd-sharing" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:45 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.impl.portal.desktop.gnome' requested by ':1.41' (uid=42 pid=2447 comm="/usr/libexec/xdg-desktop-portal" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:45 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.portal.Documents'` `Jul 31 15:44:45 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.portal.Documents' requested by ':1.41' (uid=42 pid=2447 comm="/usr/libexec/xdg-desktop-portal" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:45 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop' requested by ':1.40' (uid=42 pid=2329 comm="/usr/libexec/mutter-x11-frames" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:45 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.ScreenSaver'` `Jul 31 15:44:45 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.portal.IBus'` `Jul 31 15:44:45 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.portal.IBus' requested by ':1.35' (uid=42 pid=2338 comm="ibus-daemon --panel disable -r --xim" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:45 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='org.gnome.ScreenSaver' requested by ':1.22' (uid=42 pid=2118 comm="/usr/libexec/gsd-power" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:45 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Successfully activated service 'ca.desrt.dconf'` `Jul 31 15:44:45 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='ca.desrt.dconf' requested by ':1.3' (uid=42 pid=1685 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:44 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.portal.IBus'` `Jul 31 15:44:44 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.portal.IBus' requested by ':1.24' (uid=42 pid=2068 comm="ibus-daemon --panel disable" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:44 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Shell.Notifications'` `Jul 31 15:44:44 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1` `Jul 31 15:44:44 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.9' (uid=42 pid=2031 comm="/usr/libexec/gsd-sharing" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:43 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='org.gnome.Shell.Notifications' requested by ':1.3' (uid=42 pid=1685 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:43 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.impl.portal.PermissionStore'` `Jul 31 15:44:43 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.impl.portal.PermissionStore' requested by ':1.3' (uid=42 pid=1685 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:43 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='org.gnome.Shell.Screencast' requested by ':1.3' (uid=42 pid=1685 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:43 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1976]: SpiRegistry daemon is running with well-known name - org.a11y.atspi.Registry` `Jul 31 15:44:43 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1973]: dbus-daemon[1973]: Successfully activated service 'org.a11y.atspi.Registry'` `Jul 31 15:44:43 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1973]: dbus-daemon[1973]: Activating service name='org.a11y.atspi.Registry' requested by ':1.0' (uid=42 pid=1685 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:43 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Successfully activated service 'org.a11y.Bus'` `Jul 31 15:44:43 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='org.a11y.Bus' requested by ':1.4' (uid=42 pid=1685 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:41 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1` `Jul 31 15:44:41 localhost.localdomain /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[1672]: dbus-daemon[1672]: [session uid=42 pid=1672] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.2' (uid=42 pid=1673 comm="/usr/libexec/gnome-session-binary --autostart /usr" label="system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")` `Jul 31 15:44:41 localhost.localdomain gdm-launch-environment][1398]: pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session opened for user gdm(uid=42) by (uid=0)` `Jul 31 15:44:41 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started session-c1.scope - Session c1 of User gdm.` `Jul 31 15:44:41 localhost.localdomain (systemd)[1405]: pam_unix(systemd-user:session): session opened for user gdm(uid=42) by gdm(uid=0)` `Jul 31 15:44:41 localhost.localdomain systemd-logind[1196]: New session 1 of user gdm.` `Jul 31 15:44:41 localhost.localdomain systemd-logind[1196]: New session c1 of user gdm.` `Jul 31 15:44:41 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started gdm.service - GNOME Display Manager.` `Jul 31 15:44:41 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting gdm.service - GNOME Display Manager...` 1. ```auto journalctl -r | grep i915 Jul 31 15:44:42 localhost.localdomain gnome-shell[1685]: Added device '/dev/dri/card1' (i915) using atomic mode setting. Jul 31 15:44:39 localhost kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops intel_audio_component_bind_ops [i915]) Jul 31 15:44:38 localhost kernel: mei_pxp 0000:00:16.0-fbf6fcf1-96cf-4e2e-a6a6-1bab8cbe36b1: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_pxp_tee_component_ops [i915]) Jul 31 15:44:34 localhost kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] fb0: i915drmfb frame buffer device Jul 31 15:44:33 localhost kernel: fbcon: i915drmfb (fb0) is primary device Jul 31 15:44:33 localhost kernel: [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 1 Jul 31 15:44:32 localhost kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] Protected Xe Path (PXP) protected content support initialized Jul 31 15:44:32 localhost kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] GT0: GUC: RC enabled Jul 31 15:44:32 localhost kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] GT0: GUC: SLPC enabled Jul 31 15:44:32 localhost kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] GT0: GUC: submission enabled Jul 31 15:44:32 localhost kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] GT0: HuC: authenticated for all workloads Jul 31 15:44:32 localhost kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] GT0: HuC firmware i915/tgl_huc.bin version 7.9.3 Jul 31 15:44:32 localhost kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] GT0: GuC firmware i915/tgl_guc_70.bin version 70.49.4 Jul 31 15:44:32 localhost kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] Finished loading DMC firmware i915/adlp_dmc.bin (v2.20) Jul 31 15:44:32 localhost kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: vgaarb: VGA decodes changed: olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=io+mem:owns=io+mem Jul 31 15:44:32 localhost kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] Using Transparent Hugepages Jul 31 15:44:32 localhost kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: vgaarb: deactivate vga console Jul 31 15:44:32 localhost kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] Found alderlake_p/alderlake_n (device ID 46d4) integrated display version 13.00 stepping D0 ``` Is there anything helping to solve the riddle? ---
**Author:** ![maui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@maui](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/maui)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rl-10v-gnome-grey-screen-after-booting/20705/6 "2026-09-05T09:57:38Z")
The problem is related to the presence of a dual-monitor configuration on the motherboard. Even if the only display connected is the one via HDMI, the boot process starts on the LVDS interface. If you disable it, the system boots correctly. The live image (for example, Rocky-10-Workstation-x86\_64-latest.iso) works perfectly and recognizes both the built-in and external displays. I can switch between displays (even if the only one connected is the HDMI display) and everything works correctly. Unfortunately, any other disk installation freezes during boot unless the LVDS display interface is disabled in the BIOS. Note that installing the system from the KDE live ISO works correctly. ---
**Author:** ![jbkt23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@jbkt23](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jbkt23)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rl-10v-gnome-grey-screen-after-booting/20705/7 "2026-09-05T11:35:14Z")
I had a similar problem with an external display. Different OS and display manager. The HDMI connection to the external monitor would flicker rapidly. This on a Lenovo T14 hdmi port. I switched to a different cable connection usb-c to dvi and the issue went away. I couldn’t change out the hdmi cable becuase it is part of the kvm switch I use to connect other machines but not all hdmi cables are created equal and may be that gdm does not work well with your current cable. KDE uses a different display manager. ---
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