Gentoo woes. . .
This might seem like a dumb question, however, Konsole doesn't let me type anything. I want to access root priveledges using the konsole however, when I open console, it seems to be that it doesn't allow me to type anything. Also, on the login screen, i cannot login as root. Any suggesstions to fix this?
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Do you see any error messages?
Also check the systems log-files for these kind of messages - they might point out the reason for your troubles. The log-files are stored in /var/log directory and are named sys.log or messages...open them with any editor you like - if you can as a normal user. vi is an editor you can use in text-mode (when on a VT - not in kde...) - another is nano |
Unfortunately, I don't have permission to see the messages file. I don't get an error message when I load Konsole, it's just that I don't seem to have permission to type anything in it. I also cannot login as root, as it will tell me that root logins are not allowed. Any suggesstions?
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Can you get to a console by pressing ctrl+alt+Fn (n is from 1 to 6)?
Can you log in as root from there? If so, you can use the less command to have a look at /var/log/messages and /var/log/sys.log. You might want to try updating the packages on your system using emerge --sync && emerge -aDNu world. You should read the gentoo docs on portage before doing this. Check your .xsession-errors file in your home directory as well. |
Mandriva? Don't know this one really - but if it is like you said, there mustbe eighter a bug or some mistake on your side during installation of the system.
You cannot type anything? Or can you just not log in as root? How do you do that? - it is usually done with "su" It could be fixed from the "outside" too - using a live-cd like knoppix for example - don't know where to look for exactly in Mandriva though... -edit- Sorry - forget all the Mandriva stuff I wrote - I got confused by your signature...I should have paid attention to the thread title ;) |
Sorry, I guess i should have mentioned i'm running Gentoo 2006.0
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can you physically not type anything, like the keyboard doesn't work, or you just don't have permissions to do it?
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just edited my last post - but again:
Sorry - forget all the Mandriva stuff I wrote - I got confused by your signature...I should have paid attention to the thread title ;) But still: the other questions and suggestions are valid. |
What happens is that whenever I open konsole, there is no command prompt. I cannot type anything, but the window is not frozen. I figured out about the root thing that Gentoo normally comes without allowing you to log into root. I have to edit some system files in order to fix that. However, most info I find about the Konsole problem leads me nowhere, and the suggestions I have tried have led me nowhere. Any suggestions?
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