Bob, I think someone else suggested this, but it would be a quick way to determine if your video card, mouse and keyboard are working.
Download one of the Scientific Linux Live .iso files from the following link and burn a boot disk from it. http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/livecd/63/x86_64/ How to burn it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dy6OlXhWVk Boot from the Live disk. It should come up to the GUI and let you login. There will be an "Install" link on the desktop and you can install a working system from there. If this doesn't work, there may be a problem with your hardware. John On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Robert Benjamin <benj...@cox.net> wrote: > > >> Robert, try these commands: OK. I'm on the East Coast of the US so >> will to this tomorrow. Thanks very much. >> >> Also found the chipset in the Dell PC Inspiron 560 desktop is >> Intel (R) G45/G43 Express chipset. Hope that helps. >> >> >> `yum provides gdm` >> >> 1: gdm-2.30.4-39.e16.i686 : The GNOME Display Manager > Repo : sl > Matched from: > 1: gdm-2.30.4-39.e16.i686: The GNOME Display Manager > Repo : installed > Other : Provides-match: gdm > > `yum provides kdm` > > Loaded plugins: refresh packagekit, security > kdm-4.3.4-24.e16.i686: The KDE login manager > Repo : sl > Matched from: > > kdm-4.3.4-24.e16.i686: The KDE login manager > Repo : installed > Matched from: > Other : Provides-match: kdm > > The output will tell you if the software needed to login to either >> the Gnome or KDE login is installed. >> >> Also, run this command: >> >> `grep initdefault /etc/inittab` >> >> The output should be: >> >> "id:5:initdefault:" >> >> Yes that is exactly what the output is. > > >> If it is not, that is your problem. Make a backup copy of /etc/inittab >> and edit the original version so it reads: >> >> "id:5:initdefault:" >> >> Reboot and see what happens. >> >> >> Reboot led to the same screen (the SL screen with > the atom on it) Guess it is the SL splash screen. No keyboard or mouse. > Have to go back to the command line to do anything else. > > Bob > >
