On Monday 15 August 2005 05:11 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 06:54 am, matt-nc tapped out: > > I installed version 10.1 on this IBM T20 and I thought I specified to use > > Gnome desktop at startup but when I rebooted I got the Bash command line. > > Check the /etc/inittab => if the "default" is set to 3, then it will just > take you to a console login. If it's set to 5, that will give you a GUI > login. That being said, if you find that it's 3 and change it to 5 and > reboot, you should get a GDM (Graphical Display Manager). I personally > prefer to use runlevel 3 so that I'm able to troubleshoot X issues and also > play with other window managers/desktops. You can install Xtart (as root, > urpmi Xtart) if you want to stick in the console mode and switch between > your different window managers/desktops...nice utility that. > > > How do I get to Gnome or KDE from here? > > You should be able to just type: startx => then the X session will fire up > - IF you've configured X properly - because if you didn't - or if there are > other issues at hand, X will spit the dummy and just take you back to the > console. > > > How do I shut the computer off gracefully from this command line? > > Two different ways. 1.) For a reboot, type: reboot 2.) For a clean > shutdown, type: poweroff > > > Oh boy, don't you just love newbies? :-) > > We generally slaughter them by the thousands and have a huge barbie > afterwards, but we've been deterred from that practise for some time now as > it's frowned upon by the establishment. > > > Actually, I always try to figure this stuff out for myself but I'm in a > > big hurry right now, gotta go and don't even know how to shut it off from > > this shell. > > Patience is a virtue, catch it if you can. Found seldom in a woman, and > never in a man. > > > Also, I think I need to adjust the screen resolution, the fonts were > > pretty funky looking on the install screen. I wonder what resolution is > > native to this T20? > > Get the specs on your system from the manufacturer. For the vid card and > for the LCD. If you're in console mode, you can type (as root): XFdrake => > make all necessary changes to the X config from there. Easy peasy. > > > Looking forward to hearing from you, > > You say that to ALL the forums, don't ya? > > > Matt
should we tell him NOW about the un$ub fees???
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