Hi folks -
I've just installed my first copy of Linux on to a Compaq laptop in a dual
boot configuration.
However, although it seems to boot OK , it then drops out to the black login
screen - not sure if that is what it's supposed to do or not.
I can then login as root or a user but when I
This means that the environment variable $DISPLAY isn't set, try 'export
DISPLAY=:0' and see if that helps.
Also, going to a text login screen is what it does by default. To get it
to boot into a GUI based login, you have to edit /etc/inittab and change
the line:
'id:3:initdefault:' to
onsdagen den 16 januari 2002 22.14 skrev du:
Hi I think you should try to runwhen you have logged on as root in the
black window Xconfigurator or XFdrakres then you should reach the
Xconfiguration options .About your screen i think you should read the
hardware spec's and then choose generic
Long, sad story:
I downloaded Mandrake distro...6.1(Cassinini) evidently is the only one
available on all the mirrors I tried...for my first ever attempt at Linux.
Installed it in a partition on a Compaq Deskpro 2000 (5166/2500), 80 megs
RAM, along with Win 95. Did the default Workstation
