SuSE 9.3, Linux Noobie Startup Problem
 

Compaq Presario 5834
Celeron 500 MHz
128 MB Ram
30 GB HHd


I have installed SuSE 9.3 (Retail Version) on this machine. Now, when it starts up, the last few lines of the start-up screen sez:

Master Resource Control: run leval 3 has been "REACHED"
Skipped services in run level 3 : "NFS SMBFS SPLASH XEND"
Welcome to SuSE Linux 9.3 (i586) - Kernel 2.6.11.4-20a-default (TTy1)
Linux Login: XXXX
Password: XXXX
Last login: Sat Oct 15 15:56:52 on tty1
Have a lot of fun...
XXX@linux:~> (flashing cursor here)


If I type in something, I get "-bash: XXXX: command not found




So I'm stuck, what do I do now to get Linux to start?

ok, so you are logged in.

Linux is started.

Now what do you want to do?

My guess is, you are looking for a Windows Manager or X, right?

try typing X or startx or xinit or startkde or gnome-session. The last 2 might not work, but X or startx might. And remember, linux is case sensitive.

As was mentioned, should do it, unless there was some problem configuring your video card and monitor during installation.

Right now you are booting to runlevel 3 by default, which is full services, no X.

"startx" did the trick. Thanks, guys!




So I assume I need to boot to runlevel "something else" in order to start up normally. How do I do this? BTW, I cant shut down, either. I end right back at the login prompt.

Got it fixed. With the help and ideas above, a little Google work and some searching on the Novell site told me I needed runlevel 5. Found the instructions on how to do that and all is as it should be. Thanks for the help!