Problem Description ---------------------------------- The issue is observed while installing F19 on zvm machine . Steps to Reproduce --------------------------------- 1. Start the F19 installation on ZVM 2. Provide all the necessary parameters via params file 3. ssh to machine as install user as ssh -X install.x.x Actual - X11 based installation fails User is forced to choose either text mode installation or vnc mode of installation There is no -X option mentioned even in the login message as against earlier redhat version which mentions about X11 based installation anaconda[1293]: Starting installer, one moment... anaconda[1293]: 10:52:47 Please ssh install.de.ibm.com (x.x.x.x) to begin the install. Below logs give the details . Starting installer, one moment... anaconda 19.30.8-1 for Fedora 20130619 (pre-release) started. 10:32:46 DISPLAY variable not set. Starting text mode. ================================================================================ ================================================================================ VNC Text mode provides a limited set of installation options. It does not allow you to specify your own partitioning layout or package selections. Would you like to use VNC mode instead? 1) Start VNC 2) Use text mode Please make your choice from above ['q' to quit | 'c' to continue | 'r' to refresh]: 2 ================================================================================ ================================================================================ VNC X was unable to start on your machine. Would you like to start VNC to connect t o this computer from another computer and perform a graphical installation or co ntinue with a text mode installation? 1) Start VNC 2) Use text mode Please make your choice from above ['q' to quit | 'c' to continue | 'r' to refresh]: 1 ================================================================================ ================================================================================ VNC Password Please provide VNC password. You will have to type it twice. Leave blank for no password Password: Password (confirm): 10:34:20 Starting VNC... 10:34:21 The VNC server is now running. 10:34:21 You chose to execute vnc with a password. 10:34:21 Please manually connect your vnc client to r3530053.boeblingen.de.ibm.com:1 (9.152.111.173) to begin the install. LibThai: Fail to open dictionary at '/usr/share/libthai/thbrk.tri'.
Created attachment 769068 [details] anaconda log
I think this is intentional, the F-18 release notes (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/s390x/18) have the following point: - the option for installing with X forwarded over SSH was removed