> 2009/4/18 <dcooke@xxxxxxx>: > >> >> >> During reboot after upgrading to fc10 from a DVD, >> service smartd gives this message >> >> init: prefdm main process(3034) terminated with status 1 >> init: prefdm main process ended, respawning...... >> .. >> init: prefdm respawing to fast, stopped >> init: Re-executing /sbin/init >> >> >> >> ..hangs at this point. >> >> >> Does a single user behind a modem need this service? >> Can I turn it off at GRUB? >> what's a good way to fix it? > > I think you might be wrong about the real cause of that error... > prefdm is trying to run your preferred Display Manager... but it's > not working. Smartd might look like a suspect just because it's the > last thing started before init finished (if you look, it's probably > /etc/rc5.d/S99smartd - same priority as running rc.local) > Sam, What is rc.local? How would I change or turn off to get it to boot? Is this an Xserver thing/display problem? > > So if you do get it to finish booting, It just keeps on respawing and looping out of control...then locking. you'd probably be missing > graphical stuff - either because your graphics hardware isn't > supported or it hasn't been detected properly. > Sam, I was running fc5 before the upgrade and it was booting okay leading me to think it might not be 'dectecting' properly. How can I make it boot properly? Should I do a full install? David > -- > Sam > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
