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# VNC works normally during installation (mouse, keyboard)
# VNC works normally during installation (mouse, keyboard)
# Anaconda completes successfully
# Anaconda completes successfully
# Reboot successfully into installed system
# The installed system boots into runlevel 3 (no graphical session)
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[[Category:User Interface]]
[[Category:User Interface]]

Revision as of 15:38, 21 September 2011

Description

A complete installation using the graphical installer over VNC


How to test

  1. Boot the installer with the command-line option vnc (added as a kernel option in boot selection screen)
  2. Watch the text messages printed out, you should see something like this:
    Running anaconda 13.42, the Fedora system installer - please wait.             
    09:12:24 Starting VNC...
    09:12:25 The VNC server is now running.
    09:12:25 
    
    WARNING!!! VNC server running with NO PASSWORD!
    You can use the vncpassword=<password> boot option
    if you would like to secure the server.
    
    09:12:25 Please manually connect your vnc client to 192.168.1.17:1 to begin the install.
    09:12:25 Starting graphical installation.
    
  3. Connect with VNC client (vncviewer, vinagre) to the specified address, you should see the graphical installation.
    vinagre 192.168.1.17:1
    
  4. Proceed and complete installation with VNC client.

Expected Results

  1. Anaconda starts Xvnc properly
  2. User can connect with VNC client
  3. VNC works normally during installation (mouse, keyboard)
  4. Anaconda completes successfully
  5. The installed system boots into runlevel 3 (no graphical session)