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kminer
10-25-2002, 08:02 PM
I just installed RedHat 7.2 on my system. When I enter my login and password I just get [root@x1-6-00-03-6d-17-04-a8 root]#
on the screen. Thats as far as I get. Am I not doing something right, what is the fix?

Thanks


Kevin
JohnT
10-25-2002, 08:18 PM
When that comes up try entering the command

startx

post what happens.
kminer
10-25-2002, 08:30 PM
Thanks alot, that did the trick. I am now on my first Linux system for the first time. Is there anyway I can bypass the text based start up, and boot to desktop?
JohnT
10-25-2002, 08:46 PM
Originally posted by kminer
Thanks alot, that did the trick. I am now on my first Linux system for the first time. Is there anyway I can bypass the text based start up, and boot to desktop?

Not sure about RH. What bootloader are you using? Do you have a Linux.conf in your menu?
kminer
10-25-2002, 09:18 PM
I loaded this version with GRUB booter, the only linux confg I see is the linux kernal configurator. Is that what you are refering too? Sorry for the confusion, but linux is completly new ton me
JohnT
10-25-2002, 10:40 PM
You'll just have to investigat your distro. If your running KDE look to the Control Center>System>Log-in Mgr.
Bird382
10-26-2002, 01:55 AM
I've been away from Linux for awhile, so I don't know exactly where to tell you to go.

However, what you are looking for is the runtime level (or something similar to that term) It has options 1-5, I beleive 3 is what you are probably on. It requires you to manual start the X graphics server. Instead, you want to be on level 5, which automatically loads the X server at bootup.

First, check and see if the GUI config pages for RedHat, and see if you can select graphical login or something like that, if not...

Check the file /etc/inittab for a runtime level entry, if that does not work, or doesn't look safe, search this forum for "runtime level".

This should not be dependant of the bootloader, its a setting in the linux load sequence that allows you to prevent X from starting automatically for various reasons. So try that and see if it work, hope I helped.
JohnT
10-26-2002, 10:21 AM
Actually run-level 4 to start X11 window manager sessions, but your going to have text no matter what you do. Linux has a boot order that it has to follow to allow things to load. Mandrake has a nicer start-up screen, but there is stll text.
EugeneTSWong
10-26-2002, 01:32 PM
Originally posted by JohnT
Actually run-level 4 to start X11 window manager sessions
Isn't it run level 5 for RH & Gentoo? In both /etc/inittab files 4 seems to be unused. Do I misunderstand you?
JohnT
10-26-2002, 02:04 PM
Originally posted by EugeneTSWong
Isn't it run level 5 for RH & Gentoo? In both /etc/inittab files 4 seems to be unused. Do I misunderstand you?

Possibly, look to your particular distro's /etc/inittab file. Usually at the top is the run level table.
EugeneTSWong
10-26-2002, 04:46 PM
Originally posted by JohnT
Possibly, look to your particular distro's /etc/inittab file. Usually at the top is the run level table.
Well, yeah, I understand that, but why did you say:
Originally posted by JohnT
Actually run-level 4 to start X11 window manager sessions, but your going to have text no matter what you do. Linux has a boot order that it has to follow to allow things to load. Mandrake has a nicer start-up screen, but there is stll text.
??

It's your word choice of "Actually..." that concerns me. It sounds as if you are correcting someone. So, to rephrase my question are there any distros that use run-level 4 for starting XFree86 or X11?
JohnT
10-26-2002, 04:55 PM
Originally posted by EugeneTSWong
Well, yeah, I understand that, but why did you say:

??

It's your word choice of "Actually..." that concerns me. It sounds as if you are correcting someone. So, to rephrase my question are there any distros that use run-level 4 for starting XFree86 or X11?

Far be it fromf me to launch you into the realm of "Concern" with only the mearest of words. "Mighter than the sword". LOL And it was a correction to the allusion that he use run-level 3.
And "actually" there is as least one distro and one OS that use run-level 4. Slackware and FreeBSD.:D

Actually........ as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; "actually, we
all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen
the film"; "I'm not all that surprised actually"; "she
hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"
EugeneTSWong
10-26-2002, 07:35 PM
Originally posted by JohnT
Far be it fromf me to launch you into the realm of "Concern" with only the mearest of words. "Mighter than the sword". LOL And it was a correction to the allusion that he use run-level 3.
And "actually" there is as least one distro and one OS that use run-level 4. Slackware and FreeBSD.:D
Oh, okay. Was there a reason that they decided to use run-level 4? Is 4 more standards compliant than 5?
Actually........ as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; "actually, we
all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen
the film"; "I'm not all that surprised actually"; "she
hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"
A-a-ah, I see. I actually see what you are saying now. In fact, I'm actually getting the hand of it.:D :D