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Hello. Im new to linux and i need some help. I installed Mandrakelinux and when i start the pc after it boots from the HD something like MS-DOS comes up. What is it? is Mandrakelinux something like MS-DOS? or what? i typed help and it gave me some command. i tried the boot bout it said that the kenrel or something is not loaded?? when i typed kenrel i again said some thing. the same happened with Debian. so i had to install again windows to seek help.
You probably chose to boot into text mode. Enter your username and password at the prompt and then type "startx" and press enter. You will then be logged into a gui.
Where x is disc number starting from 0, and y is partition number starting from 0.
kernel image is usually vmlinuz-[something-or-other]
initrd is initrd-[something-or-other].img
For me, the [somethng-or-other] is the output of `uname -r'
Be sure to record the commands, so that if they work, you can insert them into /boot/grub/menu.lst
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Mandrakelinux HELP!
What is it? is Mandrakelinux something like MS-DOS? or what? i typed help and it gave me some command. i tried the boot bout it said that the kenrel or something is not loaded?? when i typed kenrel i again said some thing. the same happened with Debian. so i had to install again windows to seek help.
