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Hassan989 03-29-2011 10:05 AM
My screen goes black after typing startx
 
Hello there,

Just installed CentOS 5.5 in text mode because the GUI mode keeps hanging midway installation. The text mode installation worked sucessfully but when the installation finished and rebooted the system i got the localhost login thing which i typed root and provided my password,logged in successfully but then the cursor was just blinking waiting for the next command, i then typed startx but immidiately the screen goes blank and hangs. I guess the problem has to do with vga but i'm newbie and don't knw what next to do.

Hassan989 03-29-2011 10:43 AM
47 views with no reply? hmm

Hassan989 03-29-2011 11:58 AM
Hello there,

Just installed CentOS 5.5 in text mode because the GUI mode keeps hanging midway installation. The text mode installation worked sucessfully but when the installation finished and rebooted the system i got the localhost login thing which i typed root and provided my password,logged in successfully but then the cursor was just blinking waiting for the next command, i then typed startx but immidiately the screen goes blank and hangs. I guess the problem has to do with vga but i'm newbie and don't knw what next to do.

linus72 03-29-2011 12:05 PM
Welcome to LQ
We need to know everything about your hardware, etc, especially video card?


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