Description of problem: The wiki page 'BetterStartup' [1] states that to: "make the X server started by gdm take over the existing vt, mode and framebuffer content krh has a patch which adds a -nr ("no root") option which makes the root window keep the framebuffer contents that were around when X started" But with the release of xserver 1.10 the "-nr" option is no longer recognized. This option is replaced by "-background none", see Peter Hutterer's patch for gdm. Not only gdm depends on the "-nr" option, also kdm uses it. Changing the "-nr" option in "-background none" doesn't work for kdm. There is some more that complicates this issue. Plymouth is first started by dracut and taken over by systemd. This has different results: 1. Normal boot -> login screen -> X runs on vt1 (good) 2. Server crash -> "Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed: Interrupted system call" 3. Boot -> Interrupt Plymouth by pressing the ESC-key -> login screen -> X runs on vt7 (not good) [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureBetterStartup [2] http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/scm-commits/2010-December/527559.html Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): * plymouth-0.8.4-0.20101119.2.fc15.x86_64 * systemd-15-1.fc15.x86_64 * kdm-4.5.85-2.fc15.x86_64 (kde 4.6 beta 2) How reproducible: Try booting with kdm as Desktop Manager and see which of the above results will appear :-) Actual results: See above Expected results: Alway get the kdm log in screen and X running on vt1 Additional info:
Hi, Some additional observations that might be relevant: 1. When booting the system and the Plymouth Splash screen looks to 'run in one fluid movement', I get the kdm log in screen and everything is fine (X runs on vt1) 2. When booting the system and the Plymouth Splash screen is 'split into two departed screens' (the white 'hourglass' restarts) (this is due to the take over by systemd?) a.) Doing nothing the xserver crashes. b.) Pressing ESC when the 'forked' version of Plymouth starts results in the kdm log in screen, but X runs on vt7 (not good) Hope this helps Martin Kho
Hi, After yesterday's updates [1] this issue seems to be solved. Don't know which package it was. May be xorg-x11-server-1.9.99.1-2.20101201.fc15, initscripts-9.23-2.fc15? This report can IMHO be closed, thanks. Martin Kho [1] http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2010-December/095924.html