Subject: Re: YDL yaboot trouble on iMac
From: Brent Cantrell (slycer9@mac.com)
Date: Wed Aug 08 2001 - 21:01:27 MDT
After loggin in, (username@localhost) type 'startx' (no apostrophe) and
check out what happens.
Brent
> From: Lawrence Hodges <lawrence_hodges@yahoo.co.uk>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 02:45:24 +0100 (BST)
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: YDL yaboot trouble on iMac
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am a complete Linux newbie and am trying to run my
> first version of Linux on my desktop computer. I chose
> to try Yellow Dog 2.0.
>
> Here's what I've got:
> iMac 350
> 384 meg RAM
> 30 gig HD, with a 4 gig partition for YDL, and the
> rest running Mac OS 9.1
> Dial up internet service
> (many usb devices which I am not to concerned about,
> yet.)
>
> I've "successfully" installed YDL, I think. I went
> through the entire process of installing everything
> and making all my settings, but I am stopped at the
> boot screen. I am supposed to have a graphical user
> interface login screen, but I get text only. Then, I
> log in, and it says "myusername)@localhost" and
> nothing happens. What am I doing wrong? Have I done
> anything right? I am using yaboot and am not familiar
> at all with the os.
>
> PLEASE HELP!
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> LW
>
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