Console Question

omega313 · 09-11-2004, 03:46 PM

Hey,
i just installed Mandrake 10.1 and after rebooting it asks me for os....i choose linux and after loading a bit a console opens like in msdos and after i enter the before entered login and username it says

username@localhost

and i dont know what to do i just want to boot normally and use mandrake?!

Thank you !

Hangdog42 · 09-11-2004, 04:27 PM

You need to be a bit clearer about what used to happen and what is currently happening. Did you used to get a graphical login? Do you have to login at all now to get the "username@localhost" prompt?

It could be that your /etc/inittab file has gotten altered. Open that file in a console text editor like pico and look for a line like this:

id:4:initdefault:

If the number is something other than 4 or 5, you need to change it to 5. That should get you back to booting in graphical mode.

omega313 · 09-11-2004, 04:46 PM

hey,
thanks for your answere...

it says:

localhost login: <here i enter my username>

then i press enter...

password: <now i enter my password>

then i press enter again

username@localhost
------------------------------------

im really 100% noob in that mandrake stuff and dunno what to do exactly, pls help

thx

egag · 09-11-2004, 05:05 PM

Hoi, i think " startx " will start-up the grapics, like
username@localhost#startx ( and hit return....)

egag

omega313 · 09-11-2004, 05:10 PM

hello,
now i wrote down the exact phrase it gives me....so there is a black box with this content:

Mandrakelinux release 10.1 (RC1) for i586
Kernel 2.6.8.1-8mdksmp on a Dual-processor i686 /tty1

[username@localhost username]$

omega313 · 09-11-2004, 05:43 PM

pls help i really need to get it work fast!

thx

egag · 09-11-2004, 05:52 PM

did you try " startx " ?

egag

dsegel · 09-11-2004, 05:58 PM

Mandrake should boot into X (GUI) by default, so you either chose an unusual option during the installation or something is messed up. Maybe X tries to load but doesn't start sucessfully.

omega313 · 09-11-2004, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by egag
did you try " startx " ?

egag

yes thank you soo much you are my hero

but then i see the KDE screen and after some time it disappears and i just see the blue backround and nothing happens its like if it freezes but i can move the mouse...

second, not soo important problem:

how can i set it that i dont need to enter startx everytime?

thx!

dsegel · 09-11-2004, 07:23 PM

Read Hangdog42's reply about the /etc/inittab file.

omega313 · 09-11-2004, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dsegel
Read Hangdog42's reply about the /etc/inittab file.

access denied

comprookie2000 · 09-11-2004, 08:54 PM

Try this;su
<root password>
nano -w /etc/inittab also you may need to configure X.Don't know how mandrake does it,search there site.