Bug 100936 – Firstboot runs with "no mouse"

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Bug 100936 - Firstboot runs with "no mouse"

Summary:	Firstboot runs with "no mouse"

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

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Product:	Red Hat Linux Beta
Classification:	Retired
Component:	firstboot (Show other bugs)
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Version:	beta1
Hardware:	All Linux

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Assigned To:	Brent Fox
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Reported:	2003-07-27 12:57 EDT by Alan Cox
Modified:	2007-04-18 12:56 EDT (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Last Closed:	2003-07-28 14:28:23 EDT
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Description Alan Cox 2003-07-27 12:57:46 EDT

Description of problem:

Install selecting "no mouse"
First boot runs.

Comment 1 Brent Fox 2003-07-28 11:53:34 EDT

What's the bug?  Firstboot should already be keyboard friendly.

Comment 2 Alan Cox 2003-07-28 12:56:28 EDT

If you are an alt-key contortionist and deeply familiar with the key shortcuts
yes. If you are a normal user I suspect not.

Comment 3 Brent Fox 2003-07-28 14:28:23 EDT

"Normal users" have a mouse on their system.  ;)

Seriously though, I could make firstboot not run if no mouse is configured, but
I don't know what that would accomplish.  gdm would still launch, and the
desktop would still start once the user logs in.  Trying to navigate the desktop
without a mouse is more difficult than navigating firstboot without a mouse. 
Plus, it's not at all obvious to the user that selecting "No mouse" also means
"No setup wizard"

Computers without mice are a non-standard configuration.  That's why "Custom"
mode exists in anaconda so you can choose to use a text login ("Server" mode
provides this option too) so that firstboot, gdm, etc. can be avoided.  Also,
firstboot will be skipped by default on kickstart installs unless otherwise
specified.

Comment 4 Alan Cox 2003-07-28 15:04:52 EDT

Good point. Ok

Comment 5 Traxtopel 2003-11-21 15:40:32 EST

I have seen this same issue on an IBM Thinkpad T23. Does anyone
want extra information.

I am using fedora-core 1

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