[ADZ]

I just reinstalled Linux on a box and I installed the WindowsX. When I start the machine up, it takes me to the text based version, how do i get into the GUI!?!

[Hotwheelz]

You type "startx" I do believe.

[ADZ]

i boot the machine up and it goes thru all the tests, then it asks me for a id and password
i user root and the password...then it takes me to a "command prompt", when i type in startx, it takes me to a black screen with a green border and has the same "command prompt" in it.

I was hoping for some form of GUI

wow what a n00b eh...i have installed linux and dont even know how to get in the OS...oh well...if u dont ask, you dont get eh..

[þÄ®â�Öx]

What video card do you have? If the drivers for it were installed correctly during setup, Fedora should default to GUI mode on boot.

[ADZ]

The video card is an sis 6326 - there didnt seem to be an issue when it was probing, i figured it would probably tell me if there was when i was installing it?

[ADZ]

is there some sort of command i am missing to load the gui, like you had to load windows 3.1?

[þÄ®â�Öx]

Originally posted by ADZ
is there some sort of command i am missing to load the gui, like you had to load windows 3.1?

That's what "startx" is supposed to do

The only thing I can think of is maybe try reinstalling.. perhaps something went wrong with the install and it didn't tell you.

[shan]

do this after logging in as root when the computer starts up.
tail -f /var/log/messages
hit ctrl-alt-f6 login again, type startx
then hit ctrl-alt-f7 and look at the log file.
maybe you didn't even install a window manager, alot of people who run servers don't put gui's in good luck man!

[ADZ]

I did the server installation. I was quite certain that I installed windowsx. Nice to see ya round again shan!!! Will give it a try for sure!

[shan]

yea, server install i think defaults to not install any window managers, so you may just want to do a reinstall, make sure to choose gnome/kde and the xwindow system

it's good to be back around work's kinda mellowed down so i have some more free time good to see you around too