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Hi, I'm on another computer for now because my login with the Linux I just installed isn't working.
Here's the problem:
I installed Linux by deleting all partitions(Don't care about Windows for the moment) and it asked a bunch of questions. The few problems I had when I booted my computer was the fact that even though I selected GUI Login, it gives me a Text based login. The second, once I login I type 'startX' and it says a whole bunch of crap and then 'Fatal Server Error' and something like 'No Screen Found'...
Please, I'm at a friend's house and I'm desperate...I need to know how to fix this annoying problem.
You need to create some screens in your XF86Config. Either do it by hand if you know what you're doing, or run 'xf86config' (all lowercase) which will ask you some questions and create the file for you.
I think your text login problem is directly related to the fact that X is misconfigured. Fix one, and the other should be fixed as well...
and is there a way to create a screen without actually opening Linux? Like in the command prompt? Could you also tell me how because I'm really new and I have no way of finding out how once I get home. Thanks again.
On Redhat we type Xconfigurator to open up the configuration screen for X Windows. Note that the command is case sensitive.
My friends using Mandrake say that the equivalent command is XFdrake.
Bulliver has suggested xf86config.
Login as root by typing root and then your password.
Try the commands and see which one allows you to configure X Windows. Review your monitor documentation. You really want to use the correct values when configuring X Windows. I have never tried it but I have read that wrong values can damage your monitor.
Xconfigurator allows you to test your configuration before you select it. I don't know about the others.
Learning Linux is an adventure. There is so much to learn.
You will probably find yourself in a situation like this again. Everytime I try to learn something new, I have to spend time figuring out how to get it to work right. Sometimes I will sit and ponder for days until the solution hits me.
Fear not. Just start reading as much as you can about Linux.
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