Since you can get to a console, type the following:
#dmesg > boot.messages
Then just open the boot.messages file with a text editor.
HTH,
Matt
>From: Simon Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [newbie] KDE on Mandrake - Nightmare
>Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 13:28:54 -0000
>
>Hi there,
>I've just installed Mandrake 6.1 on my IBM Thinkpad 770ED and try as I
>might I can't seem to get KDE to work properly.
>
>On bootup it seems to be initialising correctly and then the screen goes
>blank and nothing else happens. By using CTRL+ALT+F2 I can get to
>another console and run the Xconfigurator which correctly identifies my
>graphics card as a Trident Cyber9397.
>So I suppose the main question I've got for you guys [and gals :) ] is
>where can I get a proper error log of what's going wrong with my X
>server and how come it still doesn't work even when it identifies my
>hardware correctly ?
>
>Thanks very much in advance,
>
>Simon
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