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Article #2464Re: PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!
From: Mycroft1
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:00
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:00
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if your trying to get x windows to work login as root
type XF86Config
get out your graphics card details and save it
type startx to give it a good :)
might take a bit of playing around but you will get it soon enough.
GaryG <ncsgeg@bigfoot.com> wrote in message =
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Chris wrote:=20
Hi just installed linux (Red Hat 6.1) and well i'm lost. I enter a =
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and a user name then I can't get anywhere. I am reading the manual =
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still not sure what to type inorder to run it. Do I need another =
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Please Help me.=20
Thanks so so so much!!!
I'm by no means a Linux Guru , However I had the same problem , If =
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" user ID" and " "password at the "$ " type "su" then enter , If =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>if your trying to get x windows to work =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>get out your graphics card details and =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>type startx to give it a good =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>might take a bit of playing around but =
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<DIV>GaryG <<A =
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3D"CITE">Hi just installed linux (Red Hat 6.1) and =
well i'm=20
lost. I enter a password <BR>and a user name then I can't get =
anywhere. I am=20
reading the manual but I'm <BR>still not sure what to type inorder =
to run=20
it. Do I need another file? <BR>Please Help me. <BR>Thanks so so so=20
much!!!</BLOCKQUOTE>I'm by no means a Linux Guru , However I had the =
same=20
problem , If your staring at the Penquin after your <BR>" user ID" and =
"=20
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enter , If=20
this dosen't help change your video card and reload, that was my =
primary=20
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