(response below quote) On Wednesday 21 August 2002 23:44, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Hello, I am a linux newbie, and I am very interested in learning linux. I > downloaded Linux 8.2, and i tried installing it but it has about 5 errors > while installing the packages. Installation went through fine, and the > packages didnt seem to cause much effect. When I rebooted my PC after > installing linux 8.2, the boot screen came up in which i chose linux (by > the way i have linux and windows on a dual boot. Windows 20 gigs, and linux > 18 gigs). I was on mandrakes tutorial from the site, and I saw that after > installation it started talking about the "first time wizard", and stuff... > Which seems to be the linux desktop. When i rebooted. It made me go into > the linux console, and i donnot know how to get to the linux-like desktop. > It keeps putting me in the dos-like area which someone said was the > console. I typed startx as someone instructed me to do from an IRC help > channel. It said that the! re was an error... and it didnt run startx. It > said errno2, and also had errno3. Directory not found or something. Im not > sure whether this is happening because of the installation package errors > or something. Anyways I went back to irc help channel, and i stated this > problem. They told me that linux would boot into the desktop if my video > was ok. I told them i had a nvidia video card, and they told me to update > the drivers for it... I donno what to do. Im not sure if its the drivers or > not. I am running A 1003 mhz computer (about 1ghz) with AMD athlon > processor (T-BIRD). I have 38.9 GB of HDD, and 256MB of RAM. Also, I was > wondering if Mandrake 9.0 would be better for me to install... I always > like to have the most upgraded version. However im not sure if its buggy... > I would love to have 9.0 but i want to make sure i wont have tons of > errors.. I know it is in beta right now. If you think Mandrake 9.0 doesnt > have many bugs or errors, and it would be a better upgrade t! hen 8.2, > please tell me. I have alot of things I would like information on, so I > would like if a supporter could spend some time to help. I went through > some linux tutorials but xtra help is always good. First i need to get out > of the console :). Also... I was wondering if i could get AOL to run on > linux.. Ok I know AOL Lamers... bla bla bla, but its the only thing i got > :(, And please dont laugh at me. I was thinkking WINE, or win4lin could do > the job... Could it? Please help me with the installation process... and > how to make everything work correctly. My computer is about 1 year old, and > i shouldnt have much problem. Please email me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] as > I would appreciate it very much. Ive never used this post thing, so im not > sure if this will come out in like a message board, but if it does respond > to my email please instead of the post. Once again my email is: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I would appreciate any help I could get on installing Mandrake linux :) There are some whack issues with nVidia cards, at least there were on earlier versions. When you installed, did you do a video/monitor test? I know it prompts you for those in 7.2 and 8.0, but I'm still a year behind the curve so I haven't seen any of this bleeding-edge 8.2 gadgetry (aka I am too poor and on too slow of a connection to upgrade... lol). Anyway, if you didnt do that test you should pop the startup CDs in again, skip right to the video test step and make sure you get your video card and monitor configured properly. It will be very, very easy with a new system and it might solve your problem entirely. Peace, Isaac
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