F18-TC3 minimal install - some issues

[Joachim Backes]

On 08/27/2012 12:54 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 08:12:31AM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> 1. I did a F18 TC3 minmal install (without X environment). No password
>> is requested for the root account, so after the first boot there is no
>> chance to login. I solved this by a boot into the rescue environment and
>> the setting an initial root pwd.
> 
> This one is in bugzilla already--Adam filed it.  I ran into it on a virtual
> machine and was having trouble getting in to edit it--when I hit e to edit,
> I had a blank textbox.  Eventually, after hitting c for command line, which
> took me to grub prompt, escape and going back to e, I finally got something
> in the text box and was able to type in the word, single.  (Adam suggested
> using a rescue CD and mounting it instead, which is probably far easier).
> 
> Didn't have the same issues with the keyboard, but I chose default US
> English.

Solved: (was my mistake)! I forgot to move the selected keyboard layout
to the top of the keyboard selection window (usage of the ^ key).

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Joachim Backes <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de>

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