*Correction - the Fedora QA meeting is (likely) cancelled, but the Blocker
Review meeting[1] will go ahead as scheduled this afternoon. I had my
wires/meetings crossed. If you can attend this meeting today, your help
reviewing, triaging and resolving the proposed blockers ahead of the
Go/No-Go meeting[2]  on Thursday would be very appreciated.


Kind regards,
Aoife

[1] https://calendar.fedoraproject.org/QA/#m11115
[2] https://calendar.fedoraproject.org/meeting/11131/




On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM Aoife Moloney <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
>
> With the F43 Final Go/No-Go meeting happening on Thursday[1], it would
> be great if you could spare some time to review the proposed blockers
> that are filed in the blocker bugs app[2]. Right now we are targeting
> the early release deadline of Tuesday, Oct 21 2025[3]. As there may
> not be a blocker bug meeting tomorrow[4] (unless someone would like to
> run it), it would be really beneficial to arrive in the Go/No-Go
> meeting with the bug list reviewed, voted on and maybe even have some
> fixes for! :crosses fingers:
> This is also true if the blocker review meeting does go ahead tomorrow too
> :)
>
> So if you can, please take a look at the proposed blockers, and as
> always please refer to the blocker bug app and each bugzilla for more
> detailed information on the bug.
>
>
> Action summary
> ====================
>
> Accepted blockers (6)
> -----------------
>
> 1. blivet-gui — Cannot add encrypted MD RAID btrfs device in blivet-gui —
> ON_QA
> ACTION: QA to verify fix
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2401870
>
> 2. dracut — default hostonly-mode "sloppy" results in significant
> increase in initramfs size — MODIFIED
> ACTION: Upstream to review and submit patch to F43
>
> 3. fedora repos — fedora-repos: disable updates-testing repo for final
> F43 release — ON_QA
> ACTION: QA to verify PR
> https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/fedora-repos/pull-request/161
>
> 4. gtk3 — Drop-down menus not working over RDP in Anaconda — VERIFIED
> ACTION: No action required, fix has been provided
> https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-d6e439498a
>
> 5. kiwi — Radxa Rock Pi 4 and Pine64 RockPro64 boards fail to boot
> with Kiwi-produced images, probably all RockChip models — ON_QA
> ACTION: QA to verify fix
>
> 6. libdnf — libdnf context is not reading and enforcing protected
> packages, causing PackageKit to not honor protected packages settings
> — VERIFIED
> ACTION: No action required, fix submitted
> https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-005db2cfbf
>
>
> Proposed blockers (11)
> -----------------
> 1. anaconda — WebUI:
> org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.KeyboardConfigurationError: The live system
> has layout 'typing-booster' which can't be used for installation. —
> NEW
> ACTION: Upstream to diagnose issue
>
> 2. anaconda — rescue mode fails to mount /boot and /boot/efi — NEW
> ACTION: Upstream to diagnose issue
>
> 3. anaconda-webui — anaconda WebUI crashes with "Password is too weak"
> error — POST
> ACTION: QA to verify fixes
>
> 4. anaconda-webui — anaconda-webui on KDE produces unusable
> configuration when selecting Russian (etc.) keyboard layout — POST
> ACTION: QA to verify fixes
>
> 5. anaconda-webui — The partition resize slider is broken for certain
> languages — VERIFIED
> ACTION: Upstream to diagnose issue
>
> 6. edk2 — fedora ISOs will not boot in qemu-kvm using UEFI  — NEW
> ACTION: Fix available
> https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-addc7b1924
>
> 7. gnome-initial-setup — Input source menu not available for IME after
> gnome-initial-setup — POST
> ACTION: No action required
>
> 8. gnome-shell — System freeze when touching QuickMenu sliders
> (volume/brightness) with touchscreen — NEW
> ACTION: Upstream to diagnose issue
>
> 9. linux-firmware — Regression in mediatek mt7922 wifi — ASSIGNED
> ACTION: Upstream to provide fix if possible
>
> 10. systemd — Version upgrade from Fedora 41 to 42 disables
> postfix.service — NEW
> ACTION: Upstream to provide more information on cause and possible
> workaround/fix
>
> 11. uboot-tools — uboot-tools-2025.10 is available — NEW
> ACTION: Please review and determine if this is a valid blocker bug by
> voting in the app
>
>
> Bug-by-bug detail
> =============
>
> Accepted blockers
> -----------------
>
> 1. blivet-gui — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2401870 —
> ON_QA
> Cannot add encrypted MD RAID btrfs device in blivet-gui
>
> The installer's graphical interface crashes during complex disk setup
> involving encryption and specialized file systems. A fix has already
> been submitted that resolves this issue
> https://github.com/storaged-project/blivet-gui/pull/520
>
>
> 2. dracut — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2394213 — MODIFIED
> default hostonly-mode "sloppy" results in significant increase in
> initramfs size
>
> Over time the size of the Linux kernel and its associated initial
> ramdisk (initramfs) images has grown very large, very quickly, making
> the default or traditional size for the /boot partition too small.
> Some areas to shave off additional bloat have been identified, and a
> PR for a partial revert for the hostonly sloppy mode has been
> submitted upstream https://github.com/dracut-ng/dracut-ng/pull/1673/.
> This fix has landed for Rawhide, but not for F43 yet
>
> https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/dracut/c/6908946c3c0751e9ca807bd230ba62e8a42d38f8?branch=rawhide
>
>
> 3. fedora-repos  — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2394213 —
> ON_QA
> fedora-repos: disable updates-testing repo for final F43 release
>
> A PR has been submitted to disable the updates-testing repo ahead of
> F43 final https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/fedora-repos/pull-request/161
>
>
> 4. gtk3 — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2397086 — NEW
> Drop-down menus not working over RDP in Anaconda
>
> When gtk3 drop-downs are used over RDP, on the first attempt, the
> dropdown closes immediately. On further attempts, they work OK. An
> issue has been filed upstream
> https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/issues/7811 and a fix has been
> submitted https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-d6e439498a
> which resolves the issue somewhat
>
>
> 5. kiwi — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2396309 — ON_QA
> Radxa Rock Pi 4 and Pine64 RockPro64 boards fail to boot with
> Kiwi-produced images, probably all RockChip models
>
> Images built for RockChip-based SBCs by Kiwi appear to have been
> failing to boot because of how the partitions and firmware are laid
> out. A PR has been submitted to fedora-kiwi-descriptions
> https://pagure.io/fedora-kiwi-descriptions/pull-request/221 and is
> also submitted for F43
>
> https://pagure.io/fedora-kiwi-descriptions/c/176a9d56aa6b00ec66ad1c4680ae110c07c00b88?branch=f43
> ,
> so following a compose this should resolve the issue. Testing of the
> fix once available will be required to verify it works.
>
>
> 6. libdnf — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2400488 — VERIFIED
> libdnf context is not reading and enforcing protected packages,
> causing PackageKit to not honor protected packages settings
>
> Removing the cantarell-VF font from Gnome Software causes the Gnome
> desktop environment to break and gives users a shell screen rather
> than the graphical login. The suspected cause is a regression in
> libdnf in PackageKit, which has recently been upgraded, but this
> upgrade caused an issue with PackageKit and ultimately seems to be
> causing this end-user issue. A fix has been provided which resolves
> this issue https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-005db2cfbf
>
>
>
>
> Proposed blockers
> -----------------
> 1. anaconda — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2402675 — NEW
> WebUI: org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.KeyboardConfigurationError: The live
> system has a layout 'typing-booster' which can't be used for
> installation.
>
> The installer seems to trigger a KeyboardConfigurationError because it
> is unable to handle or use the special keyboard layout
> ('typing-booster') that was set in the live system. It also happens
> when the installer is running and you click "Change system keyboard
> layout", and then add an input method too.
>
>
> 2. anaconda — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2402976 — NEW
> rescue mode fails to mount /boot and /boot/efi
>
> When a user boots into the installer, selects Troubleshooting, and
> enters Rescue Mode, the system only successfully mounts the main root
> (/) partition of the installed operating system to /mnt/sysimage.
> There may be an issue with blivet at the core, but further
> investigation is needed to confirm the cause of this bug.
>
>
> 3. anaconda-webui — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2389356 —
> POST
> anaconda WebUI crashes with "Password is too weak" error
>
> The installer crashes immediately when a user types a password for
> disk encryption (LUKS) that is considered "too weak." This seems to
> have been triggered when the system's password strength checker
> (pwscore) returns a value of 0 (which means the password is the
> weakest possible or fails minimum rules). It immediately crashes as it
> identifies this as a 'critical error', rather than displaying a
> 'password too weak' message. A PR has been submitted upstream which
> fixes this issue
> https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/pull/22494, and includes a
> webui fix for cockpit too
> https://github.com/rhinstaller/anaconda-webui/pull/1036
>
>
> 4. anaconda-webui — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2402430 —
> POST
> anaconda-webui on KDE produces unusable configuration when selecting
> Russian (etc.) keyboard layout
>
> For languages like Russian, the standard setup requires two keyboard
> layouts to be configured simultaneously: one for the native (Cyrillic)
> characters and the standard US-English layout for ASCII characters.
> When a user selects a language like Russian in the KDE-based WebUI, it
> only allows them to select a single layout, which makes it impossible
> for the user to type all ASCII characters and restricts users from
> having disk encryption passphrases and creating username and passwords
> with ascii characters. A suggested fix, albeit a minimal one, has been
> sent https://github.com/rhinstaller/anaconda-webui/pull/1037 which
> would hide keyboard layout options that cant input ASCII, thus
> removing the option, but this also relies on
> https://github.com/rhinstaller/anaconda/pull/6692 being reviewed,
> preferably by someone who has experience with javascript. Any help
> reviewing these PRs would be appreciated.
>
>
> 5. anaconda-webui — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2403028 —
> NEW
> The partition resize slider is broken for certain languages
>
> The partition resizing tool in the installer is broken for users who
> select a language that uses a comma (,) as the decimal separator
> (instead of a period (.), as used in English). If a user tries to
> install Fedora using another language like French, German and Spanish,
> the slider doesn't show the size numbers correctly. Also if the user
> interacts with the accompanying text field, the slider breaks
> completely and becomes unusable. If anyone could take some time to
> take a look at this bug and identify its cause (suspected decimal
> comma issue), that would be really helpful.
>
>
> 6. edk2 — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2401623 — NEW
> fedora ISOs will not boot in qemu-kvm using UEFI
> Fedora 43 ISO fails to boot the kernel on suspected older Intel NUC
> hardware when using a VM for this. This is not true for other hardware
> such as Lenovo Thinkpads, as the same F43 ISO boots successfully here.
> A fix has been submitted which seems to resolve the issue
> https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-addc7b1924
>
>
> 7. gnome-initial-setup —
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2402147 — POST
> Input source menu not available for IME after gnome-initial-setup
>
> The specialized text input tools needed for CJK languages appear to be
> missing after install. Users must manually go into the GNOME settings
> and add the input source again. This functionality was available in
> F42. An issue was filed upstream
> https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-initial-setup/-/issues/239 and a
> fix has been found by the maintainers, which is to not use the
> /var/lib/gdm persistent settings location for gnome-initial-setup.
> This will match the behavior of previous versions of GNOME.
>
>
> 8. gnome-shell — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2399599 — NEW
> System freeze when touching QuickMenu sliders (volume/brightness) with
> touchscreen
>
> On a Wayland session, using the touchscreen to interact with GNOME
> Shell’s QuickMenu sliders (volume or brightness) causes the entire
> system to become unresponsive. The mouse pointer can still move, but
> clicks, keyboard input, and touch input do not work. Users need to
> either shut down the system or close the lid to suspend to get their
> sessions working again.
>
>
> 9. linux-firmware —
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2401216 — ASSIGNED
> Regression in mediatek mt7922 wifi
> A recent update to the Linux firmware package in Fedora seems to have
> caused the MT7922 Wi-Fi adapter on several common laptops to fail,
> such as the ASUS Zenbook UM3406KA, ASUS Vivobook S14, and Lenovo
> ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 4. The package version causing this failure
> seems to be 20250917-2.fc42. A workaround currently in use is to
> downgrade both the linux-firmware and mt7xxx-firmware packages to an
> older version, such as linux-firmware-20250808-1 and 20250311-1.fc42
>
>
> 10. systemd — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2363937 — NEW
> Version upgrade from Fedora 41 to 42 disables postfix.service
>
> Some users who are upgrading from F41 -> F42, and some F42 - F43 Beta
> upgrades too, are reporting losing the postfix.service and nftables.
>
>
> 11. uboot-tools — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2401964 —
> ASSIGNED
> uboot-tools-2025.10 is available
>
> The upstream release monitoring system has reported the availability
> of a new updated package set. More investigation is needed to figure
> out what the cause of this bug is, as an upgrade from
> postfix-2:3.9.0-8.fc41.x86_64 → postfix-2:3.9.1-3.fc42.x86_64, and
> then to 2:3.9.1-5.fc42 was successful for one reporter. More
> information is definitely needed, so help would be appreciated.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [1] https://calendar.fedoraproject.org/meeting/11131/
> [2] https://qa.fedoraproject.org/blockerbugs/milestone/43/final/buglist
> [3]
> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/2LKCLTJCNIFK53TVR3VYLD6XX3LO34KT/
> [4] https://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-43/f-43-key-tasks.html
>
>
> --
> Aoife Moloney
>
> Fedora Operations Architect
>
> Fedora Project
>
> Matrix: @amoloney:fedora.im
>
> IRC: amoloney
>


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