XFree86-4 has a new configuration script, Xconfigurator Try running that. Which package of Mandrake did you get? I stumbled across a "Desktop" version and absolutely hated it; I installed a full version of mdk 8 a week later. If you got the desktop version, it probably wants to go into X when you boot (the installer doesn't ask, it just does thigs for you...). The blinking line cursor in the corner is terminal 7 without X running. To turn X off once you get into the machine, edit the file /etc/inittab. There is a line there, id:5:initdefault: Change the 5 to a 3, and the machine will boot right to text console. HTH Mandi On Mon, 30 Apr 2001, A Kozic wrote: > > Well, Madrake certainly is easy to install... You just sit there watching > it auto-configure everything, and hope that it works. > > So what happens when it doesn't? Do I dare venture my newbie ass into > "expert" install? I guess I'll have to. > > Here's the deal: > > I picked up the Mandrake 7.2 retail box. (I was buying a new rolling > chair, and feeling really good, so I figured I'd put red hat aside for a > while. I ended up with a non-functioning laptop and the realization that > my floor is amazingly far from level.) > > The laptop in question is a Fujitsu Lifebook 280DX, 32MB ram, 3.1GB hard > disk. > > I boot from the CD into the graphical installer. > > I do a full install, erase the entire disk. > > I go through all the questions fine. Everything goes as the manual > says except it skips the question on installation class and I can't pick > what packages to install beyond the precision of "Office" "Internet" > "Graphics" "Games" etc. > > Then after add a user, it skips the create a boot disk step, and doesn't > ask me anything about installing a boot loader. (It installs grub, which > seems to be fine.) > > Then it comes to configuring X. It asks for my monitor type. Then it is > supposed to test the X settings and ask for confirmation that they are > correct. It skips that part entirely and tells me instalation is complete > and it will now reboot. > > I take the CD out, it boots to grub with linux/failsafe/floppy displayed. > I pick linux. It gives me a command line login but switches to a solid > black cursor-less screen after a second. No X login, no nothing. I > can switch back to console 1 and log in without a problem. > > So I guess that X never got set up. I try to run XF86Setup - not found. > ConfigXF86 - not found. more /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config - not found. > I've got XF86Config-4.eg but I don't think that helps me any. > > > So I'm stuck. I don't think I want to try an expert install at 3am, but > I'll probably give it a try tomorrow if I have time. This is not the way > to end an already bad weekend. > > > If anyone can give me a nudge in the right direction, I'd be very much > appreciative. > > > -- Avery, feeling dumber than usual > > > _______________________________________________ > techtalk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk > _______________________________________________ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
