Redhat 7.1 normal or not?

NewbTech · 09-26-2001, 08:54 PM

I finished installing Redhat 7.1 on a p133 with 32mg. I installed everything in text mode, not really on purpose, but thats what came up. I made it all the way through the installation with no hang ups or problems, exept when I tryed to make a boot disk and the system froze. This is a laptop so it was a external drive. I waited for a while and all I go was a buzzing coming out of the floppy drive. I resarted and Linux appeard to load without the GUI, I logged into linux and there were no problems.

NewbTech · 09-26-2001, 08:57 PM

Well anyway my question was is this normal, should this be how linux starts? Is there anyway I can get into the GUI? Or does anyone have any general advise for a frustrated newbie?

Thnx

Quote:

Its all over

dorward · 09-27-2001, 05:01 AM

Log in and type:

Code:

startx

To reconfigure X (graphics card, resolution, etc

Log in as root (or issue the command "su -") and type:

Code:

Xconfigurator

NewbTech · 09-27-2001, 02:07 PM

Well... I feel kinda dumb. Thank you, that really saved me! I was about to dump the master boot record and start all over again.
Thnx,
Tech