Bug 624890 - Fedora 13 Net Install cannot init 5
Summary: Fedora 13 Net Install cannot init 5
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: distribution
Version: 13
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Bill Nottingham
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-08-18 02:22 UTC by Leam
Modified: 2014-03-17 03:24 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2011-06-01 12:07:59 UTC
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Description Leam 2010-08-18 02:22:53 UTC
Description of problem:

I installed F13 via the netinst image. Afterwards I installed LDXE and Gnome and could not get the machine to come up with a GUI. It choked on prefdm respawning too fast. I manually edited prefdm to force a Display manager but it still would not work.

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

Fedora 13

How reproducible:

Install base OS. Yum up Gnome. Try to init 5 and get a GUI.

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual results:

Prefdm fails and remain in text mode.

Expected results:

Graphical login.

Additional info:

Machine works under F10.

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2010-08-18 17:26:39 UTC
Did you install the 'base-x' and 'fonts' groups?

Comment 2 Leam 2010-08-18 19:05:11 UTC
Bill,

Not sure, I've re-installed over that. Would they have been picked up as a part of the Gnome requirements?

Comment 3 Bill Nottingham 2010-08-18 19:08:39 UTC
No, they're separate.

Comment 4 Leam 2010-08-19 20:13:44 UTC
Ah, then no they were not installed. Is there a logic for that?

If there's a good reason not to require X for a GUI then this wouldn't be a bug.

Comment 5 Bill Nottingham 2010-08-19 20:16:40 UTC
The GUI can be run remotely.

Comment 6 Bug Zapper 2011-06-01 11:18:21 UTC
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Approximately 30 (thirty) days from now Fedora will stop maintaining
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Comment 7 Leam 2011-06-01 12:07:59 UTC
Go ahead and close this.


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