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Lanman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rainer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] LM8.2 Boot up to text.. where's the gui?


> On Thursday 13 June 2002 10:36 am, you wrote:
> > i've successfully install Linux Mandrake! with kernel 2.2 for my pentium
> > 233MMX computer!
> >
> > then today after work i come back and try to boot up my com..
> > eveyrthing welnt well.. even lilo comes up.. :)
> > i choose linux.. but it hang again... cos i htink if i choose linux.. it
> > will tryto boot with kernal 2.4.. am i right???
> > so i choose the linux 2.2 option.. well everythign boots up..
> > and i wait and wait but nothing on screen happens but lines and lines of
> > words..
> > oops! i lost the interface!
> > sigh.. being a newbie myself i dunno enuf command to get my started
except
> > root and the password and shutdown command..
> > so no GUI for me.. :(
> >
> > so can anyone tell me how to boot up to the gui?? be it kde or gnome..
cos
> > i really dunno about a thing... i thought i can straight boot up to it..
:(
> >
> > also.. can anyone pls tell me how can i configure lilo?? i wanna make
> > windows my default if there's no user interverne to select the os..
> >
> > thanx first.. :)
>
>
> startx
>
>


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