[sle-beta] Beta 3, no Gnome
Joe Doupnik
jrd at netlab1.net
Wed Nov 29 07:51:03 MST 2017
I seem to be caught in a snare on beta 3 Server. The problem is
obtaining Gnome.
Last week I discussed SSL version problems in beta 3 and the test
machine has Gnome running fine. This week I am diagnosing the SSL aspect
and building now shows no graphical login choice. That is, during
installation a Systems Role screen appears. It now shows Text Mode,
Minimal, KVM, ZEN, but nothing else. There is no Gnome in the YaST
software menu either, the Graphical Environments section shows only
Fonts and X Window System . Try as I might, nothing improves this situation.
Installation is as a regular VMware ESXi v6 virtual machine. I have
tried all the video mode selection values on the boot screen, including
"default" and telling the boot kernel "nomodeset" and the situation does
not change. Normally I select 1024x768 as that has worked fine on all
the many SUSE based virtual machines here for years.
I have tried not choosing repositories, and the Roles screen shows
only Minimal. If I disconnect the network and start an install then
again the Roles screen shows only Miminal. This reduction in
capabilities is definitely not good. The installation media alone ought
to have what it takes to build a regular GUI based server, no frills,
and apparently in beta 3 that is not the case (which is a strange
situation).
At installation time I also see the system try to reach SUSE and
update the installer, without my permission. That is also an unwise
step, breaking confidence in the DVD material to do the installation job
and adding unknown things at the very start. I have no trust in such
remote fetch actions. I suggest either skipping that update step or
requiring the user's permission to do it.
Don't ask why I got away with this last week. I must have been very
bad over the weekend to deserve this treatment.
Thanks,
Joe D.
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