hi, question of a rookie

Killah · 02-17-2004, 01:15 PM

Hi i have jusrt installed mandrake 9.2 and when i start up (linux)
you don't see a GUI like kde or something like that
you only see programming code

how do i start up???
or is there an error??

thx
Lieves

synaptical · 02-17-2004, 01:20 PM

what you're seeing is most likely just the startup messages, perfectly normal. if you installed a GUI, mandrake probably should boot you directly there, or to a login screen. what happens when the startup messages stop? do you get to a login prompt? or do you have an error message, or what? please give some more info.

Killah · 02-17-2004, 02:10 PM

it says:

startx

using authenticaution file /root/xauthority
writing authenticaution file /root/xauthority
using authenticaution file /root/xauthority
writing authenticaution file /root/xauthority

execue failed .../ext/x11/x
giving up

..unable to connect to x server
server error

i started up in root & in user but didn't work
also kde & gnome does not work

Lieves