It could be you forgot to set the graphical server on
installation.
Try to log on as root and then run the command XFdrake.
You should get the configuration tool as in the install
but in text mode.
Mario
On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 13:40:56 +0100
Andrew Cilia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There could be a number of reasons why this has happened.
Firstly, the installation may not have detected your
display adapter correctly and therefore attempts to start
X has failed. This is usually configure through
xf86onfig (not for the faint hearted) or some other
graphical incarnation such as redhat-config-xfree86
(under redhat). Secondly, you may be at the wrong
runlevel. GUI Mode usually starts of in run level 5. If
you type in the command 'runlevel' under root and it
shows up as "N 5" then you are at level where X is
usually kicked off. If this is not the case, you have to
edit the initdefault line in your /etc/inittab to read
something like this:
id:5:initdefault:
And then reboot the machine. If that fails, attach a copy
of the dmesg command output to an email and we'll take a
look.
Cheers
At 16:21 06/01/2004, you wrote:
Hi All
I've just installed Mandrake 9.2. When i rebooted the
first it seems that i've landed in 'Dos' Mode! How can i
go to GUI Mode?
Thanks
Nick
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