Bug 167785

Summary:	No Graphics Hardware - No X
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4	Reporter:	Charles Ritter <cfr100>
Component:	rhel-ig-ppc	Assignee:	Jack Reed <jreed>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	ecs-bugs
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	4.5	CC:	pbokoc
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Hardware:	powerpc
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/ppc-multi-install-guide/s1-trouble-after.html
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Description Charles Ritter 2005-09-08 03:26:11 UTC

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Description of problem:
The documentation describes troubleshooting X server problems. However, the solutions provided do not generally apply to the PSeries hardware, which is headless.

It is unclear, generally, how to get a graphical user desktop on a headless system if you did not, or cannot, use/install VNC.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install RH AS v 4 on P570 in partitioned environment
  

Actual Results:  Allows access to the system via SSH, etc. Can export the DISPLAY variable and launch and xterm via SSH X tunneling. However, you cannot "startx" (it is not possible to do a graphical login).

Expected Results:  Other methods should be provided (ex xdm with remote cygwin X desktop). Preferably  via SSH X tunnel.

Additional info:

Comment 3 Michael Hideo 2007-10-23 02:43:40 UTC

Removing automation notification

Comment 4 Michael Hideo 2008-01-22 04:36:30 UTC

Moving to Don

Comment 5 Don Domingo 2008-01-25 06:05:43 UTC

removed erroneous instructions in source (from PPC documentation). setting as
MODIFIED.

Comment 9 Jiri Pallich 2012-06-20 16:03:16 UTC

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