On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12/30/2012 08:02 PM, Joel Rees wrote: >> Used the netinstall CD image on a USB stick to install the minimal >> install -- F17 64 bit. >> >> Boots to the text console. >> >> yum groupinstalled Window Managers, X Window System, and Xfce. >> >> /lib/systemd/system/default.target points to graphical.target . >> >> /lib/systemd/system//graphical.target.wants contains >> display.manager.service which is a link to >> /usr/lib/systemd/system/display.manager.service . >> >> I think I saw a message about gnome not being found at some point in >> the boot process. >> >> gdm is installed, for what it's worth, but man -k gdm doesn't tell me anything. >> >> I can login to the text console and do >> >> systemctl start graphical.target >> >> and get the X11 login and login to the xfce desktop. Functions fine >> from there. Reboot brings me back to the console login. >> >> switchdesk xfce says it switched to xfce. >> >> What do I need to look for? With all the earth moving under our feet >> because of /usr merge and systemd, I have no idea where else needs to >> be set up. > > It sounds as if /etc/systemd/system/default.target is symbolically linked to /lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target. I kept thinking /lib was not where I wanted to be looking. > You'd want to change that to link to /lib/systemd/system/graphical.target Wonder which man entry had the typo that lead me down that garden path. (What with all the illogical things happening in the merge, I had no confidence they wouldn't put a setting in /lib.) Thanks. > -- > Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. -- Rick Cook, The Wizardry Compiled Was he talking about intellectual property lawyers, there? -- Joel Rees -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org