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-rw-r--r--perl-install/NEWS2
-rw-r--r--perl-install/any.pm4
2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/NEWS b/perl-install/NEWS
index 969e1c75e..b7a0668b5 100644
--- a/perl-install/NEWS
+++ b/perl-install/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+- when running monitor-edid, don't use --try-in-console as
+ it can cause a GNOME session to die (mga#28124)
- prefer using UUID for mmcblk and nvme devices (mga#28111)
- service_harddrake:
o support switching between free and proprietary drivers when
diff --git a/perl-install/any.pm b/perl-install/any.pm
index f2bb1c6d1..09033d55f 100644
--- a/perl-install/any.pm
+++ b/perl-install/any.pm
@@ -1608,9 +1608,11 @@ sub monitor_full_edid() {
{
# prevent warnings in install's logs:
local $ENV{LC_ALL} = 'C';
+ # don't use --try-in-console as it can cause a GNOME session to die (mga#28124)
+ # with most DMs the DE is running in vt1, so it does nothing anyway
run_program::raw({ timeout => 20 },
'monitor-edid', '>', \$edid, '2>', \$vbe,
- '-v', '--perl', if_($::isStandalone, '--try-in-console'));
+ '-v', '--perl');
}
if ($::isInstall) {
foreach (['edid', \$edid], ['vbe', \$vbe]) {