When mandrake is booting, it will reach a point where "Welcome To Linux
Mandrake" in powder blue. "Press I to enter interactive mode" followed by a
bunch of Loading whatever [ OK ]. As soon as you see that "Welcome To Linux
Mandrake" Press the letter i on your keyboard. It will go on to some of
those various "Loading this [ OK ] Loading that [ OK ]" ect. Then it will
display a screen that has various options like:
Start Computer With graphics and network
Start Computer in text mode with network
Start Computer in text mode only
Configure
Continue
(Rough approximation of that menu from memory, expect it to be similar, but
not identical)
You want to select "Start Computer in text mode with network" by
highlighting it with your arrow keys, then pressing enter.
Your computer will booth nomally until you recieve a login screen.
Login as root.
Type in
Xconfigurator and choose your video card and monitor from the lists then
choose the option to automatically scan for resolution.
Xconfigurator is pretty self-explanitory. (It's actually a link to a Drak
tool, something like DrakVideo or some such, but that is outside the scope
of your problem)
After your finished setting up the video stuff, it'll dump you back out to
a command prompt. You should be able to type:
su - david
(replace david with whatever you user account is probably valvo or
something similar)
now type in
startx
And the GUI should load up. If it doesn't then try toying with some more
settings in Xconfigurator.
-David Talbot
At 01:20 PM 6/21/00 -0400, you wrote:
> 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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