Re: [newbie] graphical login
Bill W. wrote: Hi, I have been having issues with the graphical login; ie: it's not working. So I have been booting into cli and using startx to access my gui apps. Then, I installed fonts through MCC font installer and now the startx fails with vnt -n switch not recognized . I think that this may be the root of my problem. In which file is the vnt command located? Perhaps removing that switch will solve my graphical grief. Have you tried GDM instead of KDM? I tried for ages with KDM (very frustrating), as i find it sexier, but just couldn't get the damn thing to load me a desktop. GDM has worked perfectly from day one. Cheers Anton -- Sent by the lovely Mozilla running MDK9.2 on an Athlon2000XP Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] graphical login - again
On Sun, 2004-01-11 at 15:18, Bill W. wrote: Hi everyone, I've been trying to track down the reason that my machine won't boot into a graphical login manager. Remember, my machine is set to boot graphically in MCC and it seems to trya blue screen appears for a moment then flashes offthis occurs twice. I checked the boot.log and there was no mention of any failed steps. Can anyone tell me which file contains the boot config? I should take a look and see if it is ok. tia, Bill W. If you mean the file to choose between graphic or console, it is /etc/inittab. Look for the line: id:5:initdefault: and change it to: id:3:initdefault: That will boot your PC to console instead of graphic. Adolfo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] graphical login - again
Hi Bill, I believe the file you would be looking for is /etc/inittab, This is the file that specifies if you boot to the command prompt or a graphical login. The line your looking for is: id:X:initdefault: where X is the runlevel, 5 would be the graphical login so it should read id:5:initdefault: Well, I hope that helps. --Pat From: Bill W. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] graphical login - again Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 19:18:43 + Hi everyone, I've been trying to track down the reason that my machine won't boot into a graphical login manager. Remember, my machine is set to boot graphically in MCC and it seems to trya blue screen appears for a moment then flashes offthis occurs twice. I checked the boot.log and there was no mention of any failed steps. Can anyone tell me which file contains the boot config? I should take a look and see if it is ok. tia, Bill W. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Get a FREE online virus check for your PC here, from McAfee. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] graphical login background..
howdy. i didn't notice if anyone had answered your question, and i'm a few days behind on email, so if you haven't found the answer yet, it is located at: http://www.mandrakeuser.org/troubles/tquick7.html right at the top of the page. i used this method with 7.2 it works perfect. have a better one. Adrian Smith 'de telepone dude Telecom Dept. x 7042 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "B.V.L.S.Prasad" [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1:59:23 PM 2/27/01 can anybody suggest how to change of background of graphical login..in LM7.2 . I could do with RedHat and Suse..where they have xsri support but no xsri for LM7.2 How to move the login window from one place to another thankyou.. Happy Day, Prasad, B.V.L.S., Research Scholar. * AIM OF SCIENTIFIC ADVENTURE : NATURE CRYSTALLOGRAPHY * _ __ ___ ___ ___ |Thought| | Fourier| | | |Different| | Fourier | |Structure| | waves |--|Analysis|--|NATURE|--|Forms of |--|Synthesis|--| of| | | || | | |Knowledge| | | | NATURE | |___| || |__| |_| |_| |_| * [EMAIL PROTECTED] PROTEIN CRYSTALLOGRAPHY ...Shiva *
Re: [newbie] graphical login background..
can anybody suggest how to change of background of graphical login..in LM7.2 . I could do with RedHat and Suse..where they have xsri support but no xsri for LM7.2 How to move the login window from one place to another thankyou.. Happy Day, Prasad, B.V.L.S., Research Scholar. * AIM OF SCIENTIFIC ADVENTURE : NATURE CRYSTALLOGRAPHY * _ __ ___ ___ ___ |Thought| | Fourier| | | |Different| | Fourier | |Structure| | waves |--|Analysis|--|NATURE|--|Forms of |--|Synthesis|--| of| | | || | | |Knowledge| | | | NATURE | |___| || |__| |_| |_| |_| * [EMAIL PROTECTED] PROTEIN CRYSTALLOGRAPHY ...Shiva *
RE: [newbie] graphical login background..
Take a peek in the /etc/X11/xdm directory... -JMS -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of B.V.L.S.Prasad Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 3:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] graphical login background.. can anybody suggest how to change of background of graphical login..in LM7.2 . I could do with RedHat and Suse..where they have xsri support but no xsri for LM7.2 How to move the login window from one place to another thankyou.. Happy Day, Prasad, B.V.L.S., Research Scholar. * AIM OF SCIENTIFIC ADVENTURE : NATURE CRYSTALLOGRAPHY * _ __ ___ ___ ___ |Thought| | Fourier| | | |Different| | Fourier | |Structure| | waves |--|Analysis|--|NATURE|--|Forms of |--|Synthesis|--| of| | | || | | |Knowledge| | | | NATURE | |___| || |__| |_| |_| |_| * [EMAIL PROTECTED] PROTEIN CRYSTALLOGRAPHY ...Shiva *
RE: [newbie] Graphical Login
Troy - login as root ( or use the su command ) and edit the /etc/inittab file. About 15 lines down is a line: id:3:initdefault: change the 3 to a 5. That changes the starting run level to 5, which is the one configured to start the graphical login. If you want to try it BEFORE editing the inittab file, when you boot, and have the LILO prompt, just type: lilo: linux 5 (add the run level after the boot os selection.) This will boot linux into run level 5 so you can try it first. You can also try it from the root command line command: init 5 Take care, Bill -Original Message- From: Whittaker, Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 12:09 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [newbie] Graphical Login I chose not to start x on bootup while I was configuring my vid card. How do I configure mandrake to present me with the gui login now? And also, where in my x86config file can I set it to start x in a certain resolution.. i.e.- 1600x1200/32bpp? thanks Troy
Re: [newbie] Graphical Login
Whittaker, Kevin wrote: Thanks :) Yeah my tnt2 will handle that rez, looks the best anyways. I couldn't be more pleased with mandrake, it's become a great distro for me to learn on... If anyone is interested, nvidia has posted an x server for all their cards that includes support for the new tnt2 ultras... http://www.nvidia.com/Products.nsf/htmlmedia/software_drivers.html Troy What advantage other the basic X TNT driver do the NVidia drivers have? -- Jeremy Mann http://manndesigns.dynip.com icq://21081443 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
