Running Server without monitor causes crash - help needed to identify cause
Hi,
I hope the server forum is the best match for my post, otherwise please redirect me.
I have a Fedora 12 Desktop machine running at a remote site and have no keyboard not a screen connected to it.
After rebooting it remotely I was surprised to learn the machine did not come back up again. (It did when I tested it while I was on site).
I have now look at the logs and 'messages' seem to point to gdm:
Apr 9 11:51:34 newcastle NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 1 -> 2
Apr 9 11:51:34 newcastle NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): bringing up device.
Apr 9 11:51:35 newcastle kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Apr 9 11:51:35 newcastle NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): preparing device.
Apr 9 11:51:35 newcastle NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): deactivating device (reason: 2).
Apr 9 11:51:35 newcastle gdm-binary[2074]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 1.091233 seconds
Apr 9 11:51:35 newcastle gdm-binary[2074]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.477726 seconds
Apr 9 11:51:36 newcastle gdm-binary[2074]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.474680 seconds
Apr 9 11:51:36 newcastle gdm-binary[2074]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.474904 seconds
Apr 9 11:51:37 newcastle gdm-binary[2074]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.475090 seconds
After this the message log stops and the machine turned itself off.
In the gdm log I see something like this:
(II) intel(0): I2C bus "HDMIDDC_C" initialized.
(II) intel(0): HDMI output 2 detected
(II) intel(0): EDID for output VGA
(II) intel(0): EDID for output HDMI-2
(II) intel(0): Output VGA disconnected
(II) intel(0): Output HDMI-2 disconnected
(WW) intel(0): No outputs definitely connected, trying again...
(II) intel(0): Output VGA disconnected
(II) intel(0): Output HDMI-2 disconnected
(WW) intel(0): Unable to find initial modes
(EE) intel(0): No valid modes.
(II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libvgahw.so
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
So my question is - should it not be possible to startup the system without a monitor plugged in?
How can I get closer to finding out if this is a gdm issue or something else?
I guess I could just boot in run level 3, but I would prefer it if the staff at the remote site could plug in a monitor if needed.
Thanks in advance,
Soren
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