Funky Error...

[Usogi]

I am brand new to linux so forgive me if I seem dumb =P I downloaded and installed RedhatLinux 8 and the install seems to go fine. On the first boot everything is botting up just fine but when it gets to a black screen askin me to log in 'it passes this screen quick on my other comp - its called the text login I think' the screen will flicker a few times and come up with another screen. Its got a dark blue background with a light blue window on it, in this window it says:
"ŘĞİΓCĞŚ <ĞĞNHĞĞ>"
I can select both of those and hit enter, the screen will flash again and I get the same message, I select either of them again and I get another message of the same funky text (forgot to write that one down :( ) then the screen flickers a few more times and I get to that text based loging, I can login to my account but I have no idea how to do anything from there as i'm still very new to linux :) I would be very thankful for any help, thanks...

EDIT: I'v been lookin around the forums and have been seeing a an error people are calling 'unresloved symbols' and they are getting it when they use the GF4 drivers (which is what I'm using). Do I just change the drivers to something else during the setup and hope it works or what? Or am I on the compleat wrong road here and this has nothing to do with my problem?...

[dkeav]

no you have the right idea providing nvidia has the drivers out for your card (or whichever maker) you need to get them you should be able to run the xsever without them though you just wont have 3d acceleration type startx after you login

[scott_R]

The nvidia drivers shouldn't matter until you try to use a game or some other graphics intensive program. Before then, you should get at least basic graphics, unless something else is a problem.

My guess is that either you selected the wrong language or the wrong type of keyboard when you installed the system. If you get a normal looking box, and otherwise your system looks pretty normal booting up, it shouldn't be a video driver.

Unresolved symbols are usually missing drivers (more correctly, parts of drivers) that are created when a program isn't compiled correctly. If these were the problem, chances are you wouldn't get a gui at all.