Bug 493036 - fsck failure causes text-mode rhgb to hang
Summary: fsck failure causes text-mode rhgb to hang
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: rhgb
Version: 10
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Ray Strode [halfline]
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2009-03-31 12:17 UTC by Bevis King
Modified: 2009-12-18 09:09 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2009-12-18 09:09:50 UTC
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Description Bevis King 2009-03-31 12:17:22 UTC
Description of problem:
If the boot time fsck fails on a Fedora 10 box running rhgb in text mode - three shades of blue progress bars - no message is issued and there is apparently no way to get to the messages to provide the root password, etc and perform a rescue.
Normal console switch <ALT><CTRL><F1> etc fails to give access to text mode console.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
fully updated system - kernel-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.x86_64

How reproducible:
Every time

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Include a filesystem that will cause a fsck failure in /etc/fstab
2.  Reboot system on box which does not support rhgb in graphics mode
3.  System will hang and never boot.
  
Actual results:
Machine is running but completely unresponsive.

Expected results:
Either off-lines faulty device and boots anyway or provides text mode prompt for file system repair proceedure.

Additional info:
System is an Intel D945LCFG2 Atom 330 motherboard.

Comment 1 Bug Zapper 2009-11-18 11:39:08 UTC
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Comment 2 Bug Zapper 2009-12-18 09:09:50 UTC
Fedora 10 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2009-12-17. Fedora 10 is 
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