Bug 873342

Summary: RuntimeError: no window manager available
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: wagerrard
Component: firstbootAssignee: Martin Sivák <msivak>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Dan Mashal <dan.mashal>
Severity: unspecified Docs Contact:
Priority: urgent    
Version: 18CC: awilliam, bcl, dan.mashal, mgracik, msivak
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Unspecified   
Whiteboard: abrt_hash:0031cc6158ef6a013ed42f02e13f985e9eff853b4476cd2fb01de59e4a8b14c0 AcceptedNTH
Fixed In Version: firstboot-18.6-1 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2012-11-10 09:26:26 UTC Type: ---
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Description wagerrard 2012-11-05 15:32:53 UTC
Description of problem:
Installed MATE.  MATE came up after first boot, not expected second phase of the install.

Version-Release number of selected component:
firstboot-18.5-1.fc18.x86_64

Additional info:
libreport version: 2.0.18
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /usr/sbin/firstboot
kernel:         3.6.5-2.fc18.x86_64

description:
:Traceback from firstboot:
:firstboot 18.5 exception report
:Traceback (most recent call last):
:  File "/usr/sbin/firstboot", line 141, in <module>
:    frontend.start_wm()
:  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/firstboot/frontend.py", line 116, in start_wm
:    raise RuntimeError(err)
:RuntimeError: no window manager available

Comment 1 wagerrard 2012-11-05 15:32:56 UTC
Created attachment 638701 [details]
File: executable

Comment 2 wagerrard 2012-11-05 15:32:58 UTC
Created attachment 638702 [details]
File: environ

Comment 3 wagerrard 2012-11-05 15:33:00 UTC
Created attachment 638703 [details]
File: type

Comment 4 wagerrard 2012-11-05 15:33:01 UTC
Created attachment 638704 [details]
File: product

Comment 5 wagerrard 2012-11-05 15:33:03 UTC
Created attachment 638705 [details]
File: hashmarkername

Comment 6 wagerrard 2012-11-05 15:33:04 UTC
Created attachment 638706 [details]
File: firstboot-tb

Comment 7 wagerrard 2012-11-05 15:33:06 UTC
Created attachment 638707 [details]
File: version

Comment 8 wagerrard 2012-11-05 15:33:29 UTC
Created attachment 638708 [details]
File: release

Comment 9 wagerrard 2012-11-05 23:06:46 UTC
I should add that I rebooted into MATE again, as Root, opened a Terminal, entered "Firstboot", got the second part of the install, and finished it per a normal install.

Comment 10 Dan Mashal 2012-11-06 00:57:19 UTC
isntall of Fc18 TC7 netinstall MATE Desktop

Package: firstboot-18.5-1.fc18.x86_64
OS Release: Fedora release 18

Comment 11 Fedora Update System 2012-11-06 01:08:41 UTC
mate-window-manager-1.4.1-13.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-17597/mate-window-manager-1.4.1-13.fc18

Comment 12 Adam Williamson 2012-11-06 01:11:46 UTC
+1 NTH, breaks MATE installs as firstboot doesn't run.

Comment 13 Dan Mashal 2012-11-06 05:06:22 UTC
Please add 'marco' to the list of WMs in   /lib/python2.7/site-packages/firstboot/constants.py for MATE.

Comment 14 Martin Sivák 2012-11-06 09:48:41 UTC
This should be fixed in firstboot-18.6-1.

Comment 15 Fedora Update System 2012-11-06 10:09:50 UTC
firstboot-18.6-1.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/firstboot-18.6-1.fc18

Comment 16 Fedora Update System 2012-11-06 18:48:41 UTC
Package firstboot-18.6-1.fc18:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing firstboot-18.6-1.fc18'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-17688/firstboot-18.6-1.fc18
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 17 Adam Williamson 2012-11-06 20:09:06 UTC
could we have the two packages that fix this edited together as a single update to minimize the possibility of mistakes, please? thanks.

Comment 19 Adam Williamson 2012-11-07 18:09:59 UTC
Discussed 2012-11-07 NTH review meeting: http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-qa/2012-11-07/f18beta-blocker-review-7.2012-11-07-17.03.log.txt . Accepted as NTH as a showstopper for a non-release-blocking desktop.

Comment 21 Dan Mashal 2012-11-09 04:27:44 UTC
Seems to be fixed in smoke16. Thank you.

Comment 22 Fedora Update System 2012-11-10 05:13:07 UTC
mate-window-manager-1.4.1-13.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.