https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=817906 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=817906#c0 Summary: No Gnome Login GUI after a fresh installation in VMware Workstation 9 Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.3 Version: Final Platform: VMWare OS/Version: openSUSE 12.3 Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: GNOME AssignedTo: bnc-team-gnome@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: michael.sparenborg@haw-hamburg.de QAContact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- Created an attachment (id=537505) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=537505) Last screen visible - Gnome without any GUI User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:23.0) Gecko/20130430 Firefox/23.0 Installing from openSUSE-12.3-DVD-x86_64.iso Initializing virtual console... Found a Linux console terminal on /dev/console (100 columns x 37 lines) *** Starting YaST2 *** Use of uninitialized value $initial_skip in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.16.2/Parse/RecDescent.pm line 3054 (#1) (W uninitialized) An undefined value was used as if it were already defined. It was interpreted as a "" or a 0, but maybe it was a mistake. To suppress this warning assign a defined value to your variables. To help you figure out what was undefined, perl will try to tell you the name of the variable (if any) that was undefined. In some cases it cannot do this, so it also tells you waht operation you used the n (.) operator, even though there is no . in your program. redirecting to "systemctl --ignore-dependencies stop network.service" ^\/usr/lib/YaST2/startup/Second-Stage/S09-cleanup: line 24: 25710 Quit rcnetwork stop After that with even waiting for an hour nothing more than the attached image is visible. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: openSUSE 12.3 Installer F2 English (UK) F3 1280 x 800 => Installation Welcome Language: English (UK) Keyboard Layout: German => Next Installation Mode New Installation Disable: Include Add-on Products from Separate Media Disable: Use Automatic Configuration => Next Clock and Time Zone Region: Europe Time Zone: Germany Enable: Hardware Clock Set to UTC => Next Desktop Selection GNOME Desktop => Next Create Partition Setup • Enable: Propose Separate Home Partition Preparing Hard Disk Custom Partitioning (for Experts) linux \ Hard Disks \ sda \ Add Partition Primary Partition \ Custom Size: 1.00 GB Format: Reiser {FS Revision = 3.6} Mount: /boot linux \ Hard Disks \ sda \ Add Partition Primary Partition \ Maximum Size: 97.99 GB Do not format: 0x8E Linux LVM Do not mount linux \ Volume Management \ Add Volume Group Name: vgOS Physical Extent Size: 4 MB Add /dev/sda2 linux \ Volume Management \ Add Logical Volume Name: LvSwap Type: Normal Volume { x | Thin Pool | Thin Volume} Size: 4.00 GB Format: swap Mount: swap linux \ Volume Management \ Add Logical Volume Name: LvRoot Type: Normal Volume { x | Thin Pool | Thin Volume} Size: 33.99 GB Format: Reiser {FS Revision = 3.6} Mount: / linux \ Volume Management \ Add Logical Volume Name: LvHome Type: Normal Volume { x | Thin Pool | Thin Volume} Size: 30.00 GB Format: Reiser {FS Revision = 3.6} Mount: / linux \ Volume Management \ Add Logical Volume Name: LvVar Type: Normal Volume { x | Thin Pool | Thin Volume} Size: 9.00 GB Format: Reiser {FS Revision = 3.6} Mount: /var Fstab Options \ Arbitrary option value: nodev,nosuid linux \ Volume Management \ Add Logical Volume Name: LvVarLog Type: Normal Volume { x | Thin Pool | Thin Volume} Size: 9.00 GB Format: Reiser {FS Revision = 3.6} Mount: /var/log Fstab Options \ Arbitrary option value: nodev,nosuid linux \ Volume Management \ Add Logical Volume Name: LvTmp Type: Normal Volume { x | Thin Pool | Thin Volume} Size: 9.00 GB Format: Reiser {FS Revision = 3.6} Mount: /tmp Fstab Options \ Arbitrary option value: nodev,nosuid,noexec Just to prevent malicious users from using temporary storage to execute unwanted programs to crack this machine. Create New User User's Full Name: abc def Username: abcdef Disable: Use this password for system administrator Disable: Receive System Mail Disable: Automatic Login Password for the System Administrator "root" Installation and Settings Firewall and SSH Firewall will be enabled Confirm Installation ... Reboot ... Boot from Hard Disk Hostname and Domain Name Hostname: openSUSE Domain Name: etech.haw-hamburg.de Disable: Change Hostname via DHCP Disable: Assign Hostname to Loopback IP Network Configuration General Network Settings => Disable NetworkManager (in case it is enabled) this will activate traditional network setup with NetControl - ifup => Disable IPv6 Warning To apply this change, a reboot is needed. Test Internet Connection Yes, Test Connection to the Internet Via Intel Ethernet Controller (Copper) Network card - DHCP address Test Status: Success Online Update Skip Update Release Notes openSUSE 12.3 Hardware Configuration Printer Created configuration : : There is no print queue. Sound Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI64V, AudioPCI128 Configured as snd-card-0 PulseAudio Enabled TV Cards Not detected Installation Completed Congratulations! Actual Results: a) A VM which can only be destroyed afterwards. b) Expected Results: A working Gnome VM where I could login to- thats what I did expect. By installing "xfce" _instead_ of "Gnome" using the same steps does create a working Virtual Machine. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.