[allan16]

When I first turn on my PC I get to a graphixal Interface of Mandrake.. That tells me to pick:

Linux
Failsafe
Windows..

If I select the Linux option it takes me to the command prompt where I typeny login and pwd and then I get this:

[localhost login@localhost localhostlogin]$

which I already told u guys before

[macdude425]

Well, have you tried startx like I already told you?

[horndude]

try startx, chances are it will spit out an error........that error message will help us figure this out

[allan16]

I'm going to try that...be right back

[allan16]

I got an error message...Is there a way to get the error message like on a file..I dont think so.... ( instead or writing the whole thing down )

[horndude]

it might be in the xorg log file, which I think will be in /var/log/x something or in /etc/X11/ x something

or if its short, you can hold the shift key and run your mouse across the text, then type pico or vi which will open a text editor, then click both mouse buttoms at the same time, it will paste it in the editor, then save it as a file

without any unix or linux experience your going to run into real problems here because you dont have the skills or know how just yet to troublshoot or even do basic things, we will try to help anyway

normally mandrake installs and sets up your graphic user interface automatically, when it fails to do so it means one of two things, a bad install or it isnt recognizing your hardware properly........both can be a pain to fix

[allan16]

This is what I get:

Build date: 23 september 2004
before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Load present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default settings,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(==)Log FIle: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: xxxxxx
(==)using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(EE)Failed to load module "bitmap" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE)Failed to load module "pcidata" (module does not exist, 0)

Fatal server error:
Unable to load required base modules, Existing....

Please consult the The X.org foundation support at http://wiki.X.org for help
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Zorg.0.log" for additional information

XIO: fatal error IO 104 (Connection reset by peer) on Xserver ":0.0"
after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 evets remaining.
[localhost login@localhost localhostlogin]$

[allan16]

well ...you guys tell me if it looks really bad..If it does then tell me please how to uninstall all this ??? so I can start all over......

[horndude]

x appears to not have been installed properly

try this just to be sure

when logged in as root type:
xorgconfig or xorgconfigure

that should bring up an x configuration program, it will ask lots of questions, you will need to know a few thngs like monitor refresh rates and such

other possibility is an .xinitrc file or x initialization file that starts the GUI right after X gets started was never created

type ls -a while logged in normally and see if it has a file called .xintirc or .Xauthority, if those dont exist, it may be in /etc/X11/xinit, somewhere there's a file that calls the gui program when the X server is started, they both have to work

im not familiar enough with mandrake to be of a whole lot of help here, some linux distro's have their own little quirks, but more or less they are all the same

[allan16]

Yes...I typed xorgconfig....And I get to this configuration menu Which to tell you the thruth I`m not really sure what to put over there