On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 21:45:21 -0800 (PST) samuel prakash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> sir > > I am from india. I recently got your debian linux > on a DVD as a free issue from a magazine "PC quest". I > used linux kernel 2.6 on my machine running pentium 4 > with mercury motherboard using intel 845GL as chipset. > after installing the gnome starts only with 640 x 480. > I cant change the resolution and when i try to login > as root in the GUI mode it says login as root is not > allowed.please send me the solution to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, you shouldn't login as root, especially in GUI mode: think Windows and viruses, malicious software or possible bugs that result in a trashed system ... If you log in as a normal user, you will trash only your files, but if you log in as root you will be able trash *all* the files on the computer. In my oppinion the only correct way to use root is to log in as a user withour superuser privileges and use "su" to switch to "root" when you need it for administrative tasks that cannot be performed otherwise. Have you tried running "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86"? Emil P. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
