Don Gould wrote:
The only logon I've found so far seems to present an XP style screen
where I have to select a user (of which root is not an option).  How do
I log on as root?

You don't.
Not only should you not need to, you shouldn't. Root is for administrative use, not general desktop use. It is possible to run X as root, but it is such a dangerous[1] thing to do, that by default you are not offered the chance.


Take the hint.

[1] Dangerous not only in terms of file-system changes, but also in the fact that X is network-based, and does not have strong authentication or security. It would be bad if your X session were attached over the network, and the attack simple gave up a root terminal to someone.

When ever I do a warm boot I loose the onboard lan card. The only way
to get the network card back is to cold boot.


How do I fix this problem or at least track down what's causing the
problem?

Have a look at the output of 'dmesg' under both circumstances. Search through it for lines that are talking about your network card driver. Perhaps there is an error message somewhere that Google will be able to enlighten you with - if not, post the relevant sections to the list.


-jim

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