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Xserver with -vga virtio not starting anymore since update

Description:

After a full system upgrade today the xserver in all my qemu VMS won't start anymore.

Additional info:

Downgrading all package with qemu in it's name to 10.0.0-3 or even 10.0.0-1 won't change anything, so I assume some other package is responsible.
Changing -vga virtio to -vga qxl lets me start the VM.

Here is how I start my VMs qemu-system-x86_64 -name Arch3 -drive file=archlinux3.qcow2,if=virtio,aio=native,cache.direct=on -bios bios-256k.bin -enable-kvm -M q35 -cpu host -smp 12,sockets=1,cores=12,threads=1 -netdev bridge,id=hn0,br=virbr0 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hn0,id=nic1 -vga virtio -device virtio-serial-pci -chardev spicevmc,id=charchannel0,name=vdagent -device virtserialport,nr=2,chardev=charchannel0,id=channel0,name=com.redhat.spice.0 -spice port=5900,addr=127.0.0.1,disable-ticketing=on,image-compression=off,seamless-migration=on,gl=off -display spice-app -m 3072
  • package version(s): 10.0.0-5
  • package version(s): nvidia-dkms 570.153.02-1
  • package version(s): linux-zen 6.14.7.zen2-1
  • config and/or log files: journalctl does not hold any useful information.
package list of all packages that were updated during the system update

[23 May 09:04:56] upgraded alsa-card-profiles (1:1.4.2-1 -> 1:1.4.3-1)

[23 May 09:04:56] upgraded dtc (1.7.2-3 -> 1.7.2-4)

[23 May 09:04:56] upgraded libpipewire (1:1.4.2-1 -> 1:1.4.3-1)

[23 May 09:04:56] upgraded pipewire (1:1.4.2-1 -> 1:1.4.3-1)

[23 May 09:04:56] upgraded pipewire-audio (1:1.4.2-1 -> 1:1.4.3-1)

[23 May 09:04:56] upgraded gst-plugin-pipewire (1:1.4.2-1 -> 1:1.4.3-1)

[23 May 09:04:56] upgraded lib32-libpipewire (1:1.4.2-1 -> 1:1.4.3-1)

[23 May 09:04:56] upgraded lib32-pipewire (1:1.4.2-1 -> 1:1.4.3-1)

[23 May 09:04:56] upgraded linux-firmware-whence (20250508.788aadc8-1 -> 20250508.788aadc8-2)

[23 May 09:04:56] upgraded linux-firmware (20250508.788aadc8-1 -> 20250508.788aadc8-2)

[23 May 09:04:56] upgraded perl-image-exiftool (13.25-1 -> 13.30-1)

[23 May 09:04:56] upgraded pipewire-pulse (1:1.4.2-1 -> 1:1.4.3-1)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded pkcs11-helper (1.30.0-1 -> 1.30.0-2)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded python-trove-classifiers (2025.5.8.15-1 -> 2025.5.9.12-1)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-common (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-audio-alsa (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-audio-dbus (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-audio-jack (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-audio-oss (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-audio-pa (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-audio-pipewire (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-audio-sdl (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-ui-opengl (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-ui-spice-core (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-audio-spice (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-img (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-system-x86-firmware (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-system-x86 (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-base (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-block-curl (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-block-dmg (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-block-nfs (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-block-ssh (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-chardev-spice (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-hw-display-qxl (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpu (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpu-gl (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] installed libaemu (0.1.2-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] installed glm (1.0.1-1)

[23 May 09:04:57] installed gfxstream (0.1.2-2)

[23 May 09:04:57] installed rutabaga-ffi (0.1.6-2)

[23 May 09:04:57] installed qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpu-rutabaga (10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpu-pci (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpu-pci-gl (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] installed qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpu-pci-rutabaga (10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-hw-display-virtio-vga (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-hw-display-virtio-vga-gl (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] installed qemu-hw-display-virtio-vga-rutabaga (10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-hw-uefi-vars (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-hw-usb-host (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-hw-usb-redirect (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-hw-usb-smartcard (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-ui-curses (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-ui-dbus (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-ui-egl-headless (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-ui-gtk (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-ui-sdl (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-ui-spice-app (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-vhost-user-gpu (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-desktop (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-system-aarch64 (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-system-alpha-firmware (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-system-alpha (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:57] upgraded qemu-system-arm-firmware (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-arm (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-avr (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-hppa-firmware (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-hppa (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-loongarch64 (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-m68k (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-microblaze-firmware (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-microblaze (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-mips (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-or1k (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-ppc-firmware (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-ppc (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-riscv-firmware (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-riscv (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-rx (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-s390x-firmware (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-s390x (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-sh4 (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-sparc-firmware (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-sparc (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-tricore (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-system-xtensa (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-user (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-emulators-full (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-hw-s390x-virtio-gpu-ccw (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-pr-helper (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qemu-tools (10.0.0-3 -> 10.0.0-5)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qt5-translations (5.15.16-3 -> 5.15.17-1)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qt5-base (5.15.16+kde+r131-1 -> 5.15.17+kde+r122-1)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qt5-declarative (5.15.16+kde+r22-3 -> 5.15.17+kde+r21-1)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qt5-imageformats (5.15.16+kde+r2-3 -> 5.15.17+kde+r2-1)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qt5-multimedia (5.15.16+kde+r2-3 -> 5.15.17+kde+r2-1)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qt5-quick3d (5.15.16+kde+r1-3 -> 5.15.17+kde+r1-1)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qt5-serialport (5.15.16-3 -> 5.15.17-1)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qt5-speech (5.15.16+kde+r1-3 -> 5.15.17+kde+r1-1)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qt5-svg (5.15.16+kde+r5-3 -> 5.15.17+kde+r5-1)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qt5-tools (5.15.16+kde+r3-6 -> 5.15.17+kde+r3-1)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qt5-wayland (5.15.16+kde+r60-1 -> 5.15.17+kde+r57-1)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qt5-websockets (5.15.16+kde+r2-3 -> 5.15.17+kde+r2-1)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded qt5-x11extras (5.15.16-3 -> 5.15.17-1)

[23 May 09:04:58] upgraded yt-dlp (2025.04.30-1 -> 2025.05.22-1)

[23 May 09:04:59] upgraded zed (0.187.5-1 -> 0.187.6-1)

There were not many packages updated that don't have qemu in it's name so maybe someone knows which one could be responsible?

Steps to reproduce:

Just a normal system upgrade.

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