marla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi!..and sorry for my english..im italian.... > Just installed Mandrake 7, but i can login (and run) only text mode: i read > a lot and i've tried cntrl + f7 to go to graphic mode (KDE or Gnome i > think), but screen became grey and nothing happened....so i tried to type > (as user): > cd KDE and this is what : > > execve failed for /etc/X11/X (errno2) > -X11TransSocketUnixConnect:can't connect: errno 111 > giving up > xinit: Connection refused (errno111): > unable to connect to X server > > Can someone help me? Thanx!!!!!!! > > LauraM. > ============================== Try typing "startx" w/o the quotes. You may want to edit your /etc/inittab Find the line id:3:initdefault and change the 3 to a 5 This will boot you into the graphical mode next time you boot. HTH, Mike "Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me." --Winston Churchill ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.