Im stuck, with the login thing.

sending_to_god · 06-25-2004, 12:39 PM

HELP ME !!
I have installed Mandrakelinux 10.0 on my sony vaio. It all installed fine, went to reboot, fine, comes up with a black screen, asks me to login. Logged in then it comes up with : [ashley@localhost ashley]$
WHAT DO I DO ?

I guess its really easy, but i am a TOTAL newbie...

Thanks
.Ash

czarherr · 06-25-2004, 01:21 PM

startx

sending_to_god · 06-25-2004, 03:40 PM

thanks, that worked. for a second.
it now coms up ith an error :
execve failed for /etc/X11/X (errno 2)

help

i knew it would go wrong. Im borrowing the disk of my friend so i dont have a manual or anything..... but i know that Mandrakelinux is excellent, so i need to pull my self together and stick with it. Thanks anyway.

czarherr · 06-25-2004, 03:55 PM

hey, it takes time to get good at this stuff, im still waiting for my time, heh. ok, try this, i need you to type

less /var/log/messages

and post the output on here. We'll get X working.

Dont feel too bad, this is your first try, and youre trying it on a laptop with a version of linux using the 2.6 kernel, id expect anyone to have trouble with that, but its fixable, I still have trouble getting linux to work with my vaio, but dont give up.

sending_to_god · 06-26-2004, 03:51 AM

the output from less /var/log/messages was:
Permission Denied
.... o dear,
just a quick question, it calls it server X. You dont need an internet connection for it do you ? because my laptop doesnt have an internet lead.
thanks.

Andrew Skinner · 06-26-2004, 05:35 AM

installing 9.2 on my Viao PCG-FX802 was easier than 10 but 10 official now works (so far ) .

on installing if you accept the option to automatically start X (comes after the screen where you setup the user account) then at start-up the machine will have a GUI and not just the command line.

Note that my Viao will not shutdown correctly unless ACPI and NO APIC and NO LOCAL APIC are selected - this is accessed from the configure bootloader button (summary part of the install process).

ihope this helps

Andy

sending_to_god · 06-26-2004, 05:38 AM

cheers. ill try that then.
Thanks
.Ash

czarherr · 06-28-2004, 10:19 AM

permission denied, interesting. have you tried running the command as root?

sending_to_god · 06-28-2004, 12:07 PM

Dont worrie, i have fixed it now, thanks anyway.

czarherr · 06-28-2004, 05:51 PM

care to share how? :P