Thanks -- Was: Grey Screen After Starting XF86

Thanks everyone for the 'startx' tip. I need to buy a book I think. I got Linux of the Boot magazine CD and since I had read about it here and there I decided to try it. It looks great but it takes a while to get the hang of some of the commands, even the concepts. You can see, however, how m

Grey Screen After Starting XF86

Newbie Question: I've configured XF86 (correctly I think) but evertime I try to start it with the "X" command, I get a grey screen and an X cursor. Nothing happens after that. I've got the right card and monitor settings. I'm running the VGA16 server. What is wrong here? Is it not reading the