On 12/04/17 09:01, Alex wrote: > Hi, > >>> On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 4:53 PM, Ed Greshko <ed.gres...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On 12/03/17 23:23, Alex wrote: >>>>> If I boot to multi-user first, then switch to graphical boot, it works >>>>> fine. >>>> Are you saying that after you get to multi-user mode you do something like >>>> "init 5" >>>> to get t a GUI login or you use startx? >>> Is startx different from "systemctl isolate graphical.target"? >> Yes. With startx you don't start a display manager (gdm, sddm, or whatever >> you've >> chosen). You won't have a login screen. > Sure, I just meant is it the same X server.
Then I suppose you should have asked that question. :-) Yes. > >>> I believe I've used both, but don't remember what I did last or if >>> both of them produce the same results. >>> >>> (I'm new to Wayland but not Xorg or X11) >> It sounds as if you have a standard Workstation installation and as such gdm >> will be >> the DM. And, it sounds as if gdm isn't starting. >> >> When you boot and get to the blank screen you should be able to get to a >> Virtual >> Terminal (ctrl-alt-F2) and login to see what is going on. > Yes, that I know, and it does not work. The HDD light goes on > occasionally, but the system is unresponsive. OK. You'd not mentioned before now that you've tried getting to a Virtual Terminal. A system booted to a blank screen can be viewed as unresponsive. So, there's a bit of ambiguity in what you're writing. Maybe try removing rhgb and quiet from the boot params to see maybe see where the hangup is. -- Fedora Users List - The place to go to speculate endlessly
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