Bug 742712 - Text consoles not activated when X server does not start properly.
Summary: Text consoles not activated when X server does not start properly.
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 736912
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: systemd
Version: 15
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Lennart Poettering
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-10-01 23:24 UTC by Jacek Radzikowski
Modified: 2011-10-03 07:40 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2011-10-03 07:40:10 UTC
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Description Jacek Radzikowski 2011-10-01 23:24:27 UTC
Description of problem:
The getty* services don't start unless the X server is started properly. This leaves the system accessible only remotely when the X logon screen fails to come up. After the X server is killed, the console switches back to a non-interactive console with boot messages and it is impossible to switch to any other console.
After the prefdm.service is restarted using a remote console and the X logon screen shows up, text consoles become ready to use.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
systemd-26-9.fc15.x86_64
systemd-units-26-9.fc15.x86_64
systemd-sysv-26-9.fc15.x86_64

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Make X server to time out on statup (don't ask me how, I didn't have to do anything).
2. wait until systemd kills the service
3. Enjoy system not accessible from console
  
Additional info:
Graphical boot is switched off.

Comment 1 Michal Schmidt 2011-10-03 07:28:59 UTC
Which login manager do you use as your prefdm? Is it gdm, kdm, or another?

Comment 2 Jacek Radzikowski 2011-10-03 07:29:41 UTC
kdm

Comment 3 Michal Schmidt 2011-10-03 07:40:10 UTC
The getty services are blocked waiting for plymouth to quit. /etc/X11/prefdm takes care of calling 'plymouth quit' for some login managers, but not for kdm. It expects that kdm will stop plymouth. kdm fails to do that when X has a problem starting.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 736912 ***


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