Or let it boot up and press ALT-F6 you'll be left at a text login...
Then press ALT-F1 to go to the primary console screen...
Login and type
killall xdm
killall kdm
killall gdm
Disregard any errors...
That will terminate the Xwindows session which is attempting to start...
Now run Xconfigurator to set up your video card.
-JMS
|-----Original Message-----
|From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
|Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 1:20 PM
|To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
|Subject: RE: [newbie] Installation problem: flashing login screen
|
|
| Not exactly sure I know what you mean by :" Make the selection that
|you want
| to start in text mode with network." I'm new to this so details
|would be appreciated!!
|
|> -----Original Message-----
|> From: David Talbot [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
|> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 11:26 AM
|> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
|> Subject: Re: [newbie] Installation problem: flashing login screen
|>
|> Or as it boots when it gets to the "Welcome to Linux Mandrake"
|with all of
|> the "OK"s going by, type the letter "i". Make the selection that you want
|> to start in text mode with network.
|>
|> Login and at the command line type in "Xconfigurator".
|>
|> Should be a tad easier.
|>
|> -David Talbot
|>
|> At 10:22 AM 6/21/00 -0500, you wrote:
|> > Sounds like you have set it to boot to X and X is not configured
|> >correctly.
|> >
|> >At the liol prompt, type "linux single" without quotes. It should boot
|> >to a prompt.
|> >
|> >Edit /etc/inittab line that says :
|> >
|> >id:5:initdefault:
|> >
|> >
|> >Change the 5 to a 3.
|> >
|> >Reboot Then set up x correctly.
|> >
|> >Have fun..
|> >
|> >
|> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
|> >>
|> >> Hi,
|> >> I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.1 on my machine and after
|installation
|> is
|> >> complete, the PC reboots and goes through its processes and then gets
|> to a
|> >> screen saying : Linux- Mandrake 7.1
|> >> Kernel 2.2.15-4mdksecure on an i586/tty1
|> >> localhost login:
|> >>
|> >> This screen continues to flash over and over. What is making this
|> occur
|> >>
|> >> Thanks,
|> >> Jason
|> >
|> >--
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|> >All Things French.. Mandrake and XFCE
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|>
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