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Not on tty2 or 3? +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Indeed, alt + F2 show the login prompt. But before I pressed alt + F2 ps +</I>>><i> was not showing any "*getty" program, a bit confusing, especially since +</I>>><i> there is nothing on first console. +</I>>><i> +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> If you try and start dm (prefdm.service) then you will NOT get a tty1 +</I>>>><i> getty (prefdm.service conflicts with <A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">getty at tty1.service</A>), but all other +</I>>>><i> tty's should be fine (handled by <A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">autovt at .service</A>) +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Maybe, but I never asked to have prefdm and in fact I don't want X +</I>>><i> terminal. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> They why are you booting to a graphical target? +</I> +><i>From what I read, because that's what was done during installation +</I> +prefdm shouldn't be there on installs without X + +><i> Check your /etc/systemd/system/default.target and if it's a symlink to +</I>><i> runlevel5.target or graphical.target then this is your problem. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> You should instead symlink it to multi-user.target or runlevel3.target. +</I>><i> +</I>>><i> All sys admin expect to have a tty on first console and just having +</I>>><i> "starting dm service" whereas I know it cannot start is really +</I>>><i> confusing. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Sorry not sure what you mean? +</I> +When you install a new machine (without X) and boot it, you expect to +be given a login prompt +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="012672.html">[Mageia-dev] Minimum install of cauldron don't start console +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="012658.html">[Mageia-dev] Minimum install of cauldron don't start console +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#12654">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#12654">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#12654">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#12654">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |