2012/3/6 Barry Jackson <zen25...@zen.co.uk>: > On 06/03/12 12:46, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: >> >> 2012/3/6 Olivier Thauvin<nanar...@nanardon.zarb.org>: >>> >>> * Colin Guthrie (mag...@colin.guthr.ie) wrote: >>>> >>>> 'Twas brillig, and Olivier Thauvin at 06/03/12 09:24 did gyre and >>>> gimble: >>>>> >>>>> Hi there, >>>>> >>>>> I just try to install a cauldron to setup a test IPv6 firewall/router. >>>>> To setup server I do a minimum install: >>>>> - /boot on its own partition >>>>> - /var /tmp and swap on lvm >>>>> - select no packages categories but yes install doc >>>>> - no post configuration, so no X11 (hey it's a server) >>>>> >>>>> At boot the system started but stop to "starting display manager" (??) >>>>> and I were unable to reach any text terminal. >>>> >>>> >>>> No text terminal at all? Not on tty2 or 3? >>> >>> >>> Indeed, alt + F2 show the login prompt. But before I pressed alt + F2 ps >>> was not showing any "*getty" program, a bit confusing, especially since >>> there is nothing on first console. >>> >>>> >>>> If you try and start dm (prefdm.service) then you will NOT get a tty1 >>>> getty (prefdm.service conflicts with getty@tty1.service), but all other >>>> tty's should be fine (handled by autovt@.service) >>> >>> >>> Maybe, but I never asked to have prefdm and in fact I don't want X >>> terminal. >>> >>> All sys admin expect to have a tty on first console and just having >>> "starting dm service" whereas I know it cannot start is really >>> confusing. >>> >>> Cannot prefdm/X11/whatever be started on 7nd console like during the >>> years 90th ? :) >> >> >> Ah, back at that one again. We had a lengthy and lively debate about >> this not so long ago where exactly this scenario came up. Don't >> remember whether it was on this list or the -discuss list. >> > What is even more confusing currently is that switching to tty2, logging in > as root and running 'systemctl restart prefdm.service' restarts the dm back > on tty7 anyway :/
Yep, and I have one Cauldron installation working nicely but using Ctrl+Alt+F1 inside the X session brings me to the system start messages, while this should do nothing because X should reside on tty1. :) -- wobo
