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02-10-2010, 06:58 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Feb 2010
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X Server won't start!
I just installed Red Hat 9 on my laptop the other day, and cannot get the X Server (or X Window System) to start! I have a book called Red Hat 9 for Dummies and followed the instructions in that, as well as the instructions in www.redhat.com/support and still cannot get anywhere! Can someone please help me? I am pretty lost!
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02-10-2010, 07:12 PM
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Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Canton, MI
Distribution: CentOS, SuSE, Red Hat, Debian, etc.
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My free advice is to either download or buy a CentOS cd. Red Hat 9
is very old and doesn't support a lot of the features of newer laptops.
CentOS is quite similar to Red Hat, so most of the things in the book
will still apply.
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1 members found this post helpful.
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02-10-2010, 07:15 PM
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Registered: Feb 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by carltm
My free advice is to either download or buy a CentOS cd. Red Hat 9
is very old and doesn't support a lot of the features of newer laptops.
CentOS is quite similar to Red Hat, so most of the things in the book
will still apply.
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Where can I download that from? And will it recognize that my video card is being shared, since this is on a laptop? |
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02-10-2010, 07:16 PM
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Registered: Feb 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vampirebuffy
Where can I download that from? And will it recognize that my video card is being shared, since this is on a laptop?
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Also, how do I install it once it is downloaded? Should I burn it to a CD and then boot the pc from the CD? |
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02-10-2010, 07:37 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Feb 2010
Location: Brazil
Distribution: Fedora
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Hello,
imho, Fedora is the distro nearest RH, because it is sponsored by RH.
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02-10-2010, 07:48 PM
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Member
Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Canton, MI
Distribution: CentOS, SuSE, Red Hat, Debian, etc.
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Take a look at this webpage: http://wiki.centos.org/Download
It has a lot of good info including links for downloading and other
links with helpful information. |
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02-10-2010, 07:59 PM
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Registered: Nov 2006
Location: Australia
Distribution: Gentoo
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If you're looking for something close to Red Hat then go for Fedora. The lastest version is 12. If you're looking for something more beginner friendly then try Ubuntu. Ubuntu has an awesome program where they will ship the installation cd to you free of charge.
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02-10-2010, 08:03 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Feb 2010
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Which Linux OS is the best and the most user friendly for newbies? Also, where can I download them from?
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