On Fri, Dec 09, 2022 at 01:57:44PM -0600, David Wright wrote: > You and I presumably run our systems with multi-user as the final > target. I think the OP had graphical instead, but hadn't installed > a DM.
I didn't change the default target. unicorn:~$ systemctl get-default graphical.target In the absence of a DM package of any kind, it gives me a getty/login prompt on tty1. It's never failed yet, so I've never had to dive deeply into how it actually works. > That's how I interpret: > > "After that I installed a bunch of packages that I usually do after > a fresh install, one of which was lightdm, and all of a sudden > everything works and the problem is gone." > > which implies they hadn't done this first time around. > > Somebody might test this on a DM/DE system by removing the DM. > I imagine that tty1 will sit there waiting for the DM to appear. I have no idea what would happen if one were to install a DM package, reboot, and then remove it. I'm not brave/curious/bored enough to try it myself, either. > Obviously I don't know how one would manage to get this with the d-i, > but as the OP appears to have had UEFI/BIOS issues, that might mean > that the d-i failed in a manner we haven't been told about. Yeah. And if the whole system has been wiped and reinstalled, I doubt we'll ever learn the answer.