how to start graphical mandrake?

santasballz · 02-08-2004, 03:37 PM

when i boot to mandrake 9.2, it goes to the terminal control... how can i go to the graphical desktop?

esteeven · 02-08-2004, 03:42 PM

type in your username, then your password and then startx --- this is the usual way to start the graphical environment if it's installed.

santasballz · 02-08-2004, 03:45 PM

when i try to type in my password, it doesn't show up... like as if the keyboard isnt plugged. but i know it is plugged because i was able to type in the user name...

DrOzz · 02-08-2004, 03:47 PM

that is how it is supposed to be ....
just type it in and press enter
it will not show you anything ...
another security feature ;-)

shadowhunter · 02-08-2004, 05:21 PM

Is there anyway to disable that feature?

just wondering, if linux is full of choices... it must support disabling it.

Geert.

shane25119 · 02-08-2004, 06:20 PM

to the best of my knowledge... no, its a holdover from the old Unix days

bigjohn · 02-08-2004, 06:44 PM

I'm sure that's how it is as default, but I'm convinced that I've read some sh1t about password shadowing (I think that's what it's called, don't quote me, if I remember I'll have a look at my copy of Running Linux - from O'Really!).

regards

John

shane25119 · 02-08-2004, 06:53 PM

it is called shadowing

santasballz · 02-08-2004, 07:24 PM

thx people, its good now!

shane25119 · 02-08-2004, 09:45 PM

were u able to disable shadowing?

santasballz · 02-08-2004, 11:26 PM

no, i was just able to go into graphical mode

esteeven · 02-09-2004, 01:41 AM

how did you do it --- ? just so others reading this thread can follow it to its conclusion

santasballz · 02-09-2004, 06:34 PM

turns out i dindt install properly