Failure to log on
Having installed Linux Mandrake and completed all steps, I now find myself unable to pass the first screen:
After the customary Mandrake Linux release... Kernel .... comes localhost login: (say) user password: I punch them in Then comes last login ...time ... on vc/1 [user@localhost user]$ and that's the end of it. A lonely cursor remains blinking its eye in the screen and I cannot even think about going any further Why does it have to be so difficult and complex? I registered myself properly and chose both KDE and Gnome Graphical Environments at the Package Group Selection installation stage. The question is: how do I log on now and what have I done incorrectly. Thank you for your patience and for taking time for dealing with fools like me. Looking forward to your reply. |
Once you are here [user@localhost user]$ enter:
"startx" without the " " |
Re: Failure to log on
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Just tried this startx step...
amounted to Config Error not a declared device X10 fatal 10 error 104 (connection reset by peer) ... you know, I just cannot put my finger on what I did wrong during the installation phase, if at all. No errors came up during the installation phase whatsoever. |
Im having a similiar problem, except when i installed mandrake 8.2 (9.2 was too much for my machine to handle) i did have errors. i logged them all so i know waht they are, but i cant login as youve said. i even tried typing 'root' in both the user name and password sections, but it didnt work. another thing different that i keep getting is a 'bash-2.05$' (something extremely close to that, i have it logged but not with me right now)
any clues to what that is? i still need to try 'startx' and then ill see if THAT works... |
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