Cannot login to F15 without nomodeset

[Daniel J Walsh]

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On 04/27/2011 08:51 AM, Manilal K M wrote:
> On 27 April 2011 17:52, Daniel J Walsh <dwalsh at redhat.com> wrote:
>> You could try with permissive mode, by adding enforcing=0 to the kernel
>> boot line in grub, to see if this is an SELinux problem.  A new SELinux
>> policy package has been released in Koji with some more fixes.
> 
> I removed nomodeset and added enforcing=0. Now the machine boots up
> and the keyboard is active and I can key in. However, the mouse
> pointer image is stuck on the right-hand corner of the screen, I can
> see the buttons glow as I move the mouse, but the pointer is still
> shown on the right corner.  (Replying with the help of keyboard
> shortcuts)
> 
> I'm confused about the *nomodeset* and *selinux* relation. Can you
> please guide me in right direction?
> 
> 
I guess the problem now is you changed two variables. try booting
without one of them to see if you have found the culprit.  If the mouse
is not working, in enforcing=0 mode, then SELinux is not likely that
problem.
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