Bug 714340

Summary:	Incorrect boot parameter for remote VNC installation in Installation Guide
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora Documentation	Reporter:	Stanislaw Kulczycki <grung>
Component:	install-guide	Assignee:	Petr Bokoc <pbokoc>
Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE	QA Contact:	Ruediger Landmann <rlandman+disabled>
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Version:	devel	CC:	pbokoc, rlandman, zach
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Description Stanislaw Kulczycki 2011-06-18 08:13:04 UTC

Description of problem:

In remote VNC installation guide grub parameter is incorrect and misleading. Documentation states that if you would like to install system remotely you should use following parameters:

linux vncconnect=HOST

this command doesn't work and correct one is:

vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img vnc vncconnect=HOST[:port]

Incorrect documentation can be found on following pages:
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/15/html/Installation_Guide/VNC_Whitepaper-vnc-connect-mode.html
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/15/html/Installation_Guide/VNC_Whitepaper-installation.html



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Fedora 11-15

How reproducible:
N/A

Steps to Reproduce:
1. firefox http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/15/html/Installation_Guide/VNC_Whitepaper-vnc-connect-mode.html

  
Actual results:
linux vncconnect=HOST

Expected results:
vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img vnc vncconnect=HOST[:port]

Comment 1 Jack Reed 2011-10-21 05:20:03 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 715589 ***

Comment 2 Stanislaw Kulczycki 2011-10-21 08:31:51 UTC

I'm not sure if this same issue. Lack of "linux..." command  is part of the problem. 
The main problem of this bug is that: vncconnect=HOST[:port] doesn't work and you have to use:
vnc vncconnect=HOST[:port]

Comment 3 Jack Reed 2011-10-27 06:15:16 UTC

Thanks Stanislaw. I've edited the F16 guide so that all instances of 'linux vncconnect=HOST' are now 'linux vnc vncconnect=HOST[:port]'.

Cheers,

Jack

Comment 4 Karsten Wade 2011-12-14 03:49:39 UTC

Removing myself for these bug components as I'm either no longer involved in that aspect of the project, or no longer care to watch this particular bug. Sorry if you are caught in a maelstrom of bug changes as a result!