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Old 04-22-2005, 11:21 PM   #1
satimis
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Where is Fedora login screen


Hi folks,

Fedore Core 3

Immediate after installation, a clean installation, the Fedora login screen was there with
"Language", "Session" etc. awailable on screen bottom. After running update with "yumex" (Yum Extender) the Fedora Login Screen disappeared, starting with a login screen similar to RH without "Language", "Session" etc. on the screen bottom. No "Language" selection was available.

Please advise how to get it back. TIA

B.R.
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Old 04-23-2005, 03:56 PM   #2
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i think now u are not using gdm ,instead u are using kdm

see if u have a /etc/X11/prefdm script??
or lookout for entries in /etc/inittab

regards
 
Old 04-23-2005, 07:33 PM   #3
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Hi masand,

Tks for your advice.

Quote:
see if u have a /etc/X11/prefdm script??
or lookout for entries in /etc/inittab
$ cat /etc/X11/prefdm script
Code:
#!/bin/sh

PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin

# shut down any graphical boot that might exist
if [ -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ]; then
    /usr/bin/rhgb-client -quit
fi

# We need to source this so that the login screens get translated
[ -f /etc/profile.d/lang.sh ] && . /etc/profile.d/lang.sh

# Run preferred X display manager
preferred=
if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/desktop ]; then
        . /etc/sysconfig/desktop
        if [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = GNOME ]; then
                preferred=gdm
        elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = KDE ]; then
                preferred=kdm
        elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = XDM ]; then
                preferred=xdm
        fi
fi

shopt -s execfail

[ -n "$preferred" ] && exec $preferred $* >/dev/null 2>&1

# Fallbacks, in order
exec gdm $* >/dev/null 2>&1
exec kdm $* >/dev/null 2>&1
exec xdm $* >/dev/null 2>&1

# catch all exit error
exit 1
[satimis@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/X11/prefdm
#!/bin/sh

PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin

# shut down any graphical boot that might exist
if [ -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ]; then
    /usr/bin/rhgb-client -quit
fi

# We need to source this so that the login screens get translated
[ -f /etc/profile.d/lang.sh ] && . /etc/profile.d/lang.sh

# Run preferred X display manager
preferred=
if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/desktop ]; then
        . /etc/sysconfig/desktop
        if [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = GNOME ]; then
                preferred=gdm
        elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = KDE ]; then
                preferred=kdm
        elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = XDM ]; then
                preferred=xdm
        fi
fi

shopt -s execfail

[ -n "$preferred" ] && exec $preferred $* >/dev/null 2>&1

# Fallbacks, in order
exec gdm $* >/dev/null 2>&1
exec kdm $* >/dev/null 2>&1
exec xdm $* >/dev/null 2>&1

# catch all exit error
exit 1
$ cat /etc/inittab
Code:
#
# inittab       This file describes how the INIT process should set up
#               the system in a certain run-level.
#
# Author:       Miquel van Smoorenburg, <miquels@drinkel.nl.mugnet.org>
#               Modified for RHS Linux by Marc Ewing and Donnie Barnes
#

# Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
#   0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#   1 - Single user mode
#   2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
#   3 - Full multiuser mode
#   4 - unused
#   5 - X11
#   6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#
id:5:initdefault:

# System initialization.
si::sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit

l0:0:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 0
l1:1:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 1
l2:2:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 2
l3:3:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 3
l4:4:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 4
l5:5:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 5
l6:6:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 6

# Trap CTRL-ALT-DELETE
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now

# When our UPS tells us power has failed, assume we have a few minutes
# of power left.  Schedule a shutdown for 2 minutes from now.
# This does, of course, assume you have powerd installed and your
# UPS connected and working correctly.
pf::powerfail:/sbin/shutdown -f -h +2 "Power Failure; System Shutting Down"

# If power was restored before the shutdown kicked in, cancel it.
pr:12345:powerokwait:/sbin/shutdown -c "Power Restored; Shutdown Cancelled"

# Run gettys in standard runlevels
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1
2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2
3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3
4:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4
5:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5
6:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty6

# Run xdm in runlevel 5
x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon
B.R.
satimis
 
Old 04-23-2005, 10:09 PM   #4
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so it is pretty much clear that u have prefdm script which starts the DM
now if u have gdm nstalled that will start thr gdm first and if u do not have it won't start gdm but kdm

so do u have gdm and gnome installed

regards
 
Old 04-24-2005, 03:48 AM   #5
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Hi masand,

Quote:
so it is pretty much clear that u have prefdm script which starts the DM.....
I fixed my problem as follow;

Editted following file as root
/etc/sysconfig/desktop

changed "DISPLAYMANAGER=KDM" to "DISPLAYMANAGER=GDM"

Rebooted the PC. Then I was on my way.

I did not run
# rpm -Uvh gdm-*
as I'm happy with the "circle" theme

Anyway tks for your advice.

B.R.
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Old 04-24-2005, 03:58 AM   #6
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oh my mistake, i forgot about looking for this file also

/etc/sysconfig/desktop


regards
 
  


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