problem with 10 upgrade

[dcooke at efn.org]

> 2009/4/18  <dcooke at efn.org>:
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>> During reboot after upgrading to fc10 from a DVD,
>> service smartd gives this message
>>
>> init: prefdm main process(3034) terminated with status 1
>> init: prefdm main process ended, respawning......
>> ..
>> init: prefdm respawing to fast, stopped
>> init: Re-executing /sbin/init
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>> ..hangs at this point.
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>> Does a single user behind a modem need this service?
>> Can I turn it off at GRUB?
>> what's a good way to fix it?
>
> I think you might be wrong about the real cause of that error...
> prefdm is trying to run your preferred Display Manager... but it's
> not working. Smartd might look like a suspect just because it's the
> last thing started before init finished (if you look, it's probably
>  /etc/rc5.d/S99smartd - same priority as running rc.local)
>

Sam,


What is rc.local?

How would I change or turn off to get it to boot?

Is this an Xserver thing/display problem?

>
> So if you do get it to finish booting,

It just keeps on respawing and looping out of control...then locking.


 you'd probably be missing
> graphical stuff - either because your graphics hardware isn't
> supported or it hasn't been detected properly.
>
Sam,

I was running fc5 before the upgrade and it was booting okay
leading me to think it might not be 'dectecting' properly.

How can I make it boot properly?

Should I do a full install?

David
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> Sam
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