can't get out of text mode

acidblue · 04-26-2003, 11:38 PM

Hey I installed slack 9, but it boots in text mode only, I use a boot disk since Lilo wouldn't install to hard drive-mount /dev/hda2 ro vga=790 are the parameters i use. It goes thru the motions of booting but afterwards i get a text login prompt it won't boot xserver(i guess), I tried re-installing with different kernels, but to no avial. Also when installing i don't think it ask to config my video card or monitor just screen resolution. How the heck do i fix this??????

starcrzr · 04-27-2003, 12:17 AM

Slackware doesn't setup your X system for you. You have to run /usr/X11R6/xf86config as root and answer the questions about mouse, keyboard, video card, and monitor, then it writes a file called XF86Config in your /etc/X11 directory with all your settings in it, then startx should work. Then if you want it to boot X instead of text mode you have change the the default in /etc/inittab from 3 to 4 then when next you boot it will startx.

acidblue · 04-27-2003, 12:41 AM

ohhhhhhh, so that's it, this problem was drivin' me nuts. Thanks for the info, I'll try it tonight.

Allen614 · 04-27-2003, 02:34 AM

Did you try "startx" after the login?

acidblue · 04-27-2003, 02:21 PM

Ahh nuts!
I feel so stupid, startx duh!. Everything's fine now. Thanks