On 10/26/2011 12:18 PM, Gianluca Cecchi wrote: > On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Gianluca Cecchi wrote: > >> Installation completed but at first boot I completed the normal user >> definition and sent profile, but then instead of login window I get a >> window with message: >> >> failed to load session "gdm-shell" >> >> and a logout button >> I would expect kdm instead of gdm.... and kdm has been installed >> [root@f16tc2 ~]# type kdm >> kdm is /usr/bin/kdm > > > While writing /etc/sysconfig/desktop with > DISPLAYMANAGER=KDE > didn't work on first boot run session (even pressing Ctrl-Alt-Backspace). > Setting it and rebooting the system lets kdm start. > But the session is by default set to gnome (that I didn't select > during install), and it seems I cannot select the "session type" > option. > At second attemp to click on it I get an X Windows System restart... > the same trying to click on "Menu" option > > At second click when X restrts: > Oct 26 18:17:28 f16tc2 kdm[886]: X server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly > Oct 26 18:17:28 f16tc2 kdm: :0[1609]: Fatal X server IO error: > Interrupted system call > Oct 26 18:17:28 f16tc2 abrt[1620]: saved core dump of pid 1604 > (/usr/bin/Xorg) to /var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2011-10-26-18:17:28-1604 > (3424256 bytes) > Oct 26 18:17:28 f16tc2 abrtd: Directory > 'ccpp-2011-10-26-18:17:28-1604' creation detected > Oct 26 18:17:28 f16tc2 abrtd: DUP_OF_DIR: > /var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2011-10-26-18:09:50-1212 > Oct 26 18:17:28 f16tc2 abrtd: Dump directory is a duplicate of > /var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2011-10-26-18:09:50-1212 > Oct 26 18:17:28 f16tc2 abrtd: Deleting dump directory > ccpp-2011-10-26-18:17:28-1604 (dup of ccpp-2011-10-26-18:09:50-1212), > sending dbus signal > > > BTW: switching to a console window gives only garbage characters on > all over the screen.... I ran into this on an earlier incarnation of F16 and had to install xdm as the display manager. I would expect kdm if gnome desktop not selected and kdm selected. Looks like a bug. -- Regards, OldFart -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
