Bug 678930

Summary: install from LiveCD fails: RuntimeError: XOpenDisplay failed
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: John Reiser <jreiser>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description John Reiser 2011-02-20 22:04:51 UTC 
Created attachment 479796 [details]
anaconda traceback and debug info

Description of problem: Attempting "Install to harddrive" from the desktop liveCD fails after the timezone screen with "RuntimeError: XOpenDisplay failed"

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda-15.20

How reproducible: every time


Steps to Reproduce:
1.boot http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/desktop/desktop-x86_64-20110219.20.iso
2. choose Activities > Applications > Install to harddrive...
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Actual results:
1) Language screen makes automatic default choice and proceeds directly to keyboard screen
2) After timezone screen, an Error with traceback "RuntimeError: XOpenDisplay failed"

Expected results: 1) chance to choose language
2) no Error with traceback


Additional info: also fails the same way on i686.
Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2011-02-21 02:34:03 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 663294 ***