On 8/17/05, Stephen Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello, > i'm a newby installing debian for the first time. i've been able to install > debian 3.1, however i'm unable to reach the desktop. when i boot up i only > get to the text based screen which presents me with a prompt, ( debian > login), if i use my user name and password a small software disclaimer comes > up next and under that is a second login prompt which ends with a $. no > matter what i type i get a command not found? and a prompt again... i've > tried various things, such as startx, xstart and so forth. all to no avail. > i really would like to learn to use debian thtas why i bought the disk to > install it. i hope that someone will take the time to help me out.. > yours truely > stephen green. > > ps, i've already registered to the lists forums and haven't recieved any > reply's to my plea for help, i was hoping intitially that there was a true > community invovled with debian, so far though i'm beginning to wonder about > that. Your question gives little or no information. I think you should read how to ask questions. Now coming to your problem, you should give details of your system like its graphic cards detail, its memory, mouse, keyboard etc. All these things play a role in configuration of x windows. Due to some reason your x windows is not starting. Also whether xserver has been installed or not should be known. I hope now you will appreciate my first a few lines.
-- L.V.Gandhi http://lvgandhi.tripod.com/ linux user No.205042
