Description of problem: live 20080404 testing 1. on Pent IV intel865GBF running F8 with virtual-box i. Took apprx 1 hour to start live. ii. hal did not/ would not start, gome-setting failed. 2. on Pent II 800 via appolo-133 tyan sa - used to install over an F8 /boot,/ ,/home after formatting. i. gdm logoned on 3 times before starting? ii. live startup ok. iii. started install and about 15-20% into copying image a bugbuddy poped up with error opening folder. I closed it but the install was using the cd so it took a couple of minutes to see the file folder and restart the desktop icons. The install continued and completed. iv. Shutdown, rebooted, grub ok, start up good until rc5. rc5/rawblah9988?/firstboot file missing (3 simular messages). v. got a white X, c-a-bksp just restarted white x. No consoles, ctrl-c no work. I will try a rescue op later. Darwin Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rawhide-live-20080404.iso How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
pasting some info from the /mnt/slash while in live. # cd gdm [root@localhost gdm]# ls :0.log [root@localhost gdm]# cat :0.log X.Org X Server 1.4.99.901 (1.5.0 RC 1) Release Date: 5 September 2007 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.18-53.1.6.el5xen i686 Current Operating System: Linux Jovette-14.WinProxy 2.6.25-0.195.rc8.git1.fc9.i686 #1 SMP Thu Apr 3 09:42:34 EDT 2008 i686 Build Date: 02 April 2008 01:07:01PM Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.4.99.901-16.20080401.fc9 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Apr 4 13:49:15 2008 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" (==) ServerLayout "Default Layout" (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0) (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>" (**) | |-->Device "Videocard0" (==) No monitor specified for screen "Screen0". Using a default monitor configuration. (==) Automatically adding devices (==) Automatically enabling devices (==) No FontPath specified. Using compiled-in default. (==) FontPath set to: catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d, built-ins (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules" (==) |-->Input Device "<default pointer>" (==) |-->Input Device "<default keyboard>" (==) The core pointer device wasn't specified explicitly in the layout. Using the default mouse configuration. (==) The core keyboard device wasn't specified explicitly in the layout. Using the default keyboard configuration. (--) using VT number 7 Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed: Interrupted system call
from dmesg Driver 'sr' needs updating - please use bus_type methods sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 0x/52x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20 sr 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0
The firstboot error messages will be fixed in the next build of firstboot. As to the other problems, those look like something going wrong with X. Reassigning so they can look at it.
This is just a revival of an old rhgb bug. Fixed, again, in rhgb.