May 4, 201511 yr After successfully installing Ubuntu Server 14.04 I have apparently hosed the built-in VNC desktop. The VNC desktop freezes at "Stopping System V run level compatibility [OK]" The VM has finished booting and I can access a Xfce desktop I've installed. Any suggestions to restore/trouble shoot the built-in VNC desktop? BTW, is there a way to see the boot up outside of the manager using a terminal? I've attached a screen shot of the VNC desktop.
May 4, 201511 yr After successfully installing Ubuntu Server 14.04 I have apparently hosed the built-in VNC desktop. The VNC desktop freezes at "Stopping System V run level compatibility [OK]" The VM has finished booting and I can access a Xfce desktop I've installed. Any suggestions to restore/trouble shoot the built-in VNC desktop? BTW, is there a way to see the boot up outside of the manager using a terminal? I've attached a screen shot of the VNC desktop. So during the install, was it a GUI-based install and everything looked fine, but then after the install, it now is only showing you a terminal session over RDP? Please share your XML from your VM here so I can see exactly how it's configured. I also am confused by this: The VM has finished booting and I can access a Xfce desktop I've installed. But you're saying you can't do just that at the beginning. I think the way you're describing the problem is just a little confusing.
May 4, 201511 yr Author So during the install, was it a GUI-based install and everything looked fine, but then after the install, it now is only showing you a terminal session over RDP? Please share your XML from your VM here so I can see exactly how it's configured. I installed Ubuntu server (server installs without a desktop) everything is fine. When I clicked the VNC eyeball icon, I could access whatever desktop the manager uses. I then installed VNC4Server and the Xfce desktop which desktop I can connect to, but I lost the ability to connect to the original desktop which is no big deal as I have the Xfce desktop. What I would like is to be able to see the entire boot process to a login command line as in Xen. (I'm a Xen refugee.) I hope this makes sense. VM Xml is attached. VM_Xml.txt
May 7, 201511 yr Author It seems that somehow I had tried to install a gnome desktop. After disabling it, the VNC "eyeball" brings me to a login prompt.
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.