[Mageia-dev] Minimum install of cauldron don't start console

[Colin Guthrie]

'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?

If you try and start dm (prefdm.service) then you will NOT get a tty1
getty (prefdm.service conflicts with getty at tty1.service), but all other
tty's should be fine (handled by autovt at .service)

Col


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