Step 1. Can you login to a text terminal? alt-ctrl-F1 should get you
there. Then username & password. If this works, then the problem is the
configuration of XFree86.
Phil.
On Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Rowan Trau'e wrote:
> Hello everybody
> As a new-comer to the list I feel very embarrassed about asking for
> help but here goes.
> I have been trying to install Mandrake 9.1 onto my old HP system and it
> loads ok but it will not boot up in the new system as it should - I was
> running Windows 98 and reformatted the system to accept Mandrake. The
> system in question is a 300mhz AMD K6-2 proc and 256M of ram but all I
> ever get after 5, yes 5, loading sessions is what appears to be a pale
> blue desktop screen and nothing else. I am very keen to use this OS but
> it is driving me crazy after all this.
> If I can get it to work I am considering installing it on my new
> system.
>
> Any advice that list members could give me about what I am doing
> wrong would be much appreciated. It is probably a very simple thing so HELP.
>
> Rowan Trau'e
>
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