2012/3/6 Olivier Thauvin <[email protected]>: > * Colin Guthrie ([email protected]) 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 [email protected]), but all other >> tty's should be fine (handled by [email protected]) > > 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. -- wobo
