Re: Start only second stage in console mode

On 11/14/2013 05:03 PM, Joschi Brauchle wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I have a autoyast setup where I would like to install a headless server.
> 
> The machine starts an Xserver in Stage 1 of the installation process
> just fine and installation begins (a monitor is attached but turned off).
> 
> After RPM installation and rebooting/kexec into stage 2, starting XDM
> fails for some reason. As the machine is supposed to run headless in
> console mode anyway, I would not care at all. I even disable XDM
> completely later on as it is not needed.
> 
> But I seems like the second stage fails to start due to XDM failing.
> 
> Instead of fixing the reason for XDM failing, I would like to tell the
> *second* stage ahead of time to simply start in console mode.
> 
> Is this possible somehow?
> I.e.: start stage 1 with X enabled, start stage 2 with X disabled in
> console mode.
> 
> The AutoYast configuration options for services is done at the end of
> stage 2, which is too late for this case.
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions!
> 
> 


Hi,

do you need the X Server in stage 1?  If not, add "textmode=1" as
parameter to linuxrc.  (If you use PXE, add it to the "append" line.)

Best regards
Robert



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