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I just installed linux and when i boot it asks me what i want to do and i type in linux. then i'm at a command prompt to log in with my username and password. so i do and now i'm stuck where it has [dave@localhost dave]$ and i dont know what to do can someone help me please i'm sure there is a command to start linux i guess or something right?

Linux is started.

Type in startx to get into the gui. Which distro are you running? most should have booted into a graphical environment.

Sounds to me like you've already started Linux.
It also sounds to me like you are looking for Xwindows.

You might want to try typing 'startx' at you [dave@localhost dave]$ prompt.

You can also edit your /etc/inittab file and change the following line:

id:3:initdefault:

to

id:5:initdefault:

my id is 5

and when i type startx it gives me a few info lines and then XIO: fatal IO error 104 (connection reset bye peer) on X sedrver ":0.0" after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.


[dave@ localhost dave]$


what distro am i running? i have no idea what distro is. Mmm someone had told me that i didnt check the box to start in graphic mode but should be able to get into it from where i am.

Post output to:

grep -n EE /var/log/XFree86.0.log

result.......


32: EE no core pointer device specified
33: II unable to determine the screen layout
34: II error from xf86handleconfigfile()


and thats it.

distro = distribution (mandrake, red hat, slackware etc.)

it's pretty important that we know which one you're using. anyway, it sounds like you haven't configured XF86Config. Basically, linux itself is running fine. X Windows is your graphical sever, X server, or whatever you want to call it. It's the mouse, buttons, pictures, all that stuff. It is completely separate from "linux", but of course a very important part, for most of us. Before you can run an X Windows session, you to configure it (so that it knows where your mouse, keyboard, graphics card, etc. are). To do this, you should be able to type xf86config at the command prompt (after you've logged in of course), and be presented with a step-by-step configuration tool. If you're unsure of your graphics card, or have trouble with it, choose the standard "VESA" drivers. For you mouse, if it's a normal, ps2 mouse, then choose "PS/2" protocol, if it's usb choose "IMPS/2".

For now, that should help you get it up and running. Just type startx again. If it doesn't work then post here again, let us know what the exact error message was, and then post the contents of /home/[your user name]/XF86Config

I am running mandrake and i dill the configuration like you said and ran startx and it gives the same thing again

ok, i'll address the first error first. there are a few different files that might point to your mouse, /dev/mouse, /dev/input/mice, /dev/psaux etc. start with these three, and for each one, type the command below, then wave the mouse around. you're looking for one to start spewing random characters when you do that, which means data is flowing.

su -
cat /dev/mouse
(wave the mouse)
ctrl-c


once you figure out which one is pointing to your mouse, you need to take a look at your XF86Config file. It's probably in your home directory, /home/[yourUserName]/XF86Config, but if you can't find it there check /etc/X11/XF86Config. you'll need to post at least parts of this file for us to troubleshoot. start by posting the sections dealing with the mouse and the monitor/screen/video card.

hopefully that will give us a better idea of what to try next

when i type in /home/[dave]/XF86Config it says -bash:/home/[dave]/XF86Config: No such file or directory

same with this directory /etc/X11/XF86Config

oh cat dev was the mouse i had to use

sorry, it should be /home/dave/XF86Config -- you don't need the [] that was just my notation for [fill this in]

permission denied

it should be /dev/mouse, /dev/input/mice or something similar...

so when you boot up, it takes you to command line right? you log in as dave, enter your password, and you're on command line right? so now you enter

emacs /home/dave/XF86Config

and it says permission denied? that's not a good sign. anything in your home directory should be ok for you to edit. make sure that the file exists by typing

ls -l /home/dave/XF86Config*

make sure that you're being case-sensitive, if you type xf or c in lowercase it won't work. there may be a file with a similar name, but .new or something at the end. if there is, edit that one instead. and then do this:

su root
(enter password)
ln -s /home/dave/XF86Config[BOLD].new[/BOLD] /home/dave/XF86Config
rm /etc/X11/XF86Config
ln -s /home/dave/XF86Config /etc/X11/XF86Config
exit


make sure that above, where i put .new you put the actual filename. what these steps do is set up symbolic links to the actual file that will be right where X expects them to be when you startx. meanwhile, you can edit the .new file as much as you want and since the others just point to that file, you'll be all set.

ok when i put emacs /home/dave/XF86Config with emacs infront of it, it gives me file generated by xf86config.



copyright and permission is hereby granted free of charge,, then you drop down a page and it gives the section "Module" This loads the DBE extension module.

load "dbe" # Double buffer extension and so on. this looks like information on how to do things or commands to run i am guessing its normal?. if you need more info about this let me know i'm leaving it here at this screen there is like 14 page down pages. when i hit page down.

btw i really apreciate your help.

hello?


ok i put a new monitor on it and put a new video card on it and i got the screen EE couldnt determin the screen setup so no matter what setting i put it on it wouldnt take it. i would test after test after test and it dont like anything i put in there.

whats start service etho b/c it failed