Re: newbie: no gui after install


Subject: Re: newbie: no gui after install
From: Robert Vogt IV (vogt@arborhost.com)
Date: Wed Sep 27 2000 - 12:20:42 MDT


    Nick,

    You need to tell the machine to boot into 'init level 5,' aka. the GUI
login. Otherwise, login and type: 'startx' - this will open X.

                            Sincerely,

                            Robert Vogt IV
                            CEO
                            ArborHost

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>From: Nick Trenary <nick@crpl.cedar-rapids.lib.ia.us>
>To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>Subject: newbie: no gui after install
>Date: Wed, Sep 27, 2000, 12:59 PM
>

> I'm having a bit of frustration installing YDL. I have installed the
> os and it boots just fine. Instead of a gui login screen I get the
> dos looking view. After logging in I can manuever around using the
> command line. Why didn't the gui kick in?
>
> iMac 233Mhz
> (1) partitioned hard drive with adequate linux partitions.
>
> Very frustrating.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Nick Trenary



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