This means that the environment variable $DISPLAY isn't set, try 'export DISPLAY=:0' and see if that helps.
Also, going to a text login screen is what it does by default. To get it to boot into a GUI based login, you have to edit /etc/inittab and change the line: 'id:3:initdefault:' to 'id:5:initdefault:'. (note the 5 in the second one, instead of 3) Michael -- Michael Viron Registered Linux User #81978 Senior Systems & Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida At 10:14 AM 01/17/2002 +1300, you wrote: > >Hi folks - > >I've just installed my first copy of Linux on to a Compaq laptop in a dual >boot configuration. > >However, although it seems to boot OK , it then drops out to the black login >screen - not sure if that is what it's supposed to do or not. > >I can then login as root or a user but when I type Startx or StartKDE it >says 'unable to open display' - canot connect to X server : $Display is not >set. > >Is this something to do with not selecting the right monitor? I couldn't >find anything about laptop displays in the list. > >Does anyone know which i should choose? > >And how do i get back into the choosing monitor sequence ? > >thanks, >Nick > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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