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Article #993Re: Help! - Mandrake login??
From: John Bonner
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:51
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:51
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I'll try another keyboard. I normally use Ms natural keyboard. Thanks. JB. Dustin <Dustin@AZHF.com> wrote in message news:cvdl6.795$m82.164374@news.uswest.net... > Sounds like it doesn't recognize your keyboard. Check to see if the cord has > come loose. If the connection is good and with a reboot it still doesn't > work, the only other fix I can offer is a re-install. Because if you can't > type, you can't do anything. Custom installation vs. workstation should have > no effect on the functionality of your keyboard. > > > "John Bonner" <jbonner@eircom.net> wrote in message > news:Oodl6.4059$r4.3820@news.indigo.ie... > > I have just installed Mandrake 6.1(Helios) on a standalone machine (custom > > installation). (It came on a magazine disk.) > > > > When I get to the login prompt at localhost, it will not accept root or > > username and acts as if I did not type anything. I don't even get an error > > messsage. > > What is the problem here? Have I overlooked something? Should I just > choose > > the "workstation" option? > > > > Any ideas welcome. > > John Bonner. > > > > > > > > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 11033e,ef2d80da9c60cbd X-Google-Attributes: gid11033e,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-02-23 04:56:04 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!newsfeed.wirehub.nl!204.192.80.11.MISMATCH!jfk3-feed1.news.digex.net!intermedia!news.maxwell.syr.edu!diablo.theplanet.net!news.indigo.ie!not-for-mail From: "John Bonner" <jbonner@eircom.net> Newsgroups: ahn.tech.linux References: <Oodl6.4059$r4.3820@news.indigo.ie> <cvdl6.795$m82.164374@news.uswest.net> Subject: Re: Help! - Mandrake login?? Lines: 40 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Message-ID: <E4tl6.4224$r4.3982@news.indigo.ie> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:51:31 -0000 NNTP-Posting-Host: 159.134.161.183 X-Complaints-To: abuse@eircom.net X-Trace: news.indigo.ie 982932900 159.134.161.183 (Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:55:00 BST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:55:00 BST Organization: Eircom.Net http://www.eircom.net