[newbie] Changing machines causes problems -- can't log on.
Hi, all -- I have loaded Linux-Mandrake onto a new server and have an odd problem. I configured it on a Pentium-II with a Millenium-II AGP video card while our old server was operating on the old operating system. When everything worked more-or-less correctly, I moved the hard drive to the final server, a Pentium-Pro with a Millenium-II PCI video card. Everything else about the two machines is identical. The new server works fine -- until you want to log onto the machine to make changes in anything. If you do that, the machine hangs. Does anybody have an idea what the problem is - and more important how to solve it? Thanks. Pete Clapham Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio, 44115 Phone: [216] 697-4820 Fax: [216] 523-7175 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Changing machines causes problems -- can't log on.
On Fri, 31 Dec 1999, Pete Clapham wrote: Hi, all -- I have loaded Linux-Mandrake onto a new server and have an odd problem. I configured it on a Pentium-II with a Millenium-II AGP video card while our old server was operating on the old operating system. When everything worked more-or-less correctly, I moved the hard drive to the final server, a Pentium-Pro with a Millenium-II PCI video card. Everything else about the two machines is identical. The new server works fine -- until you want to log onto the machine to make changes in anything. If you do that, the machine Exactly what are you trying to change that it's not letting you? hangs. Does anybody have an idea what the problem is - and more important how to solve it? Thanks. Pete Clapham Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio, 44115 Phone: [216] 697-4820 Fax: [216] 523-7175 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Axalon
Re: [newbie] Changing machines causes problems -- can't log on.
Does your machin boot straight into X?
Are you having these problems when you fire up X or anywhere - even
command-line.?
On 31/12/99, Pete Clapham said:
Hi, all --
I have loaded Linux-Mandrake onto a new server and have an odd problem. I configured
it on a Pentium-II with a Millenium-II AGP
video card while our old server was operating on the old operating system. When
everything worked more-or-less correctly, I
moved the hard drive to the final server, a Pentium-Pro with a Millenium-II PCI video
card. Everything else about the two machines
is identical.
The new server works fine -- until you want to log onto the machine to make changes
in anything. If you do that, the machine
hangs. Does anybody have an idea what the problem is - and more important how to
solve it?
Thanks.
Pete Clapham
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio, 44115
Phone: [216] 697-4820
Fax: [216] 523-7175
EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [newbie] Changing machines causes problems -- can't log on.
On Sat, 1 Jan 2000 07:42:53 +1100, Des Wass wrote:
Does your machin boot straight into X?
YES IT DOES. FOR MOST PURPOSES, THIS SEEMED LIKE THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAY TO GO
Are you having these problems when you fire up X or anywhere - even
command-line.?
DON'T KNOW. BECAUSE IT BOOTS DIRECTLY INTO X, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GO DIRECTLY INTO
COMMAND-LINE
I ASSUME IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT HOW TO DO IT ISN'T REAL OBVIOUS
On 31/12/99, Pete Clapham said:
Hi, all --
I have loaded Linux-Mandrake onto a new server and have an odd problem. I
configured it on a Pentium-II with a Millenium-II
AGP
video card while our old server was operating on the old operating system. When
everything worked more-or-less correctly,
I
moved the hard drive to the final server, a Pentium-Pro with a Millenium-II PCI
video card. Everything else about the two
machines
is identical.
The new server works fine -- until you want to log onto the machine to make changes
in anything. If you do that, the
machine
hangs. Does anybody have an idea what the problem is - and more important how to
solve it?
Thanks.
Pete Clapham
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio, 44115
Phone: [216] 697-4820
Fax: [216] 523-7175
EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Pete Clapham
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio, 44115
Phone: [216] 697-4820
Fax: [216] 523-7175
EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Changing machines causes problems -- can't log on.
On 31/12/99, Pete Clapham said:
On Sat, 1 Jan 2000 07:42:53 +1100, Des Wass wrote:
Does your machin boot straight into X?
YES IT DOES. FOR MOST PURPOSES, THIS SEEMED LIKE THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAY TO GO
OK. Here's two options:
1) If you can login, open a console/terminal window and as root type "init 3"
(less the quotes). This should spit you out from X and leave you at a prompt.
Next time you reboot (but you don't have to now) you won't be booting into X.
You can now run Xconfigurator or XF86config or whatever to reconfigure your X
environment.
2) The other option is to type linux single at your lilo prompt when you
reboot. this will throw you into a shell as root. you can then type init 3 and
reboot - then run Xconfigurator or whatever.
If this works and you prefer to boot back into X each time, as root type "init
5" form the command line and you're there.
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Re: [newbie] Changing machines causes problems -- can't log on.
On Fri, 31 Dec 1999, you wrote: 2) The other option is to type linux single at your lilo prompt when you reboot. this will throw you into a shell as root. you can then type init 3 and reboot - then run Xconfigurator or whatever. 3) Type linux 3 at the LILO prompt. This will be a multi-user, networked system at the command-line login. John
