On Sun, 12 Sep 1999, Caymen wrote:
> I finally got Linux to load using boot magic (had to make it easy for sis to start
>Win98
> if she needs to print some homework) Well, when I used to try to boot Linux using a
> floppy, I got an error like:
>
> Freeing unused Kernel memory: 48K freed
> Warning:Unable to open an initial console
> Kernel Panic: No init found. Try passing init=option to kernel
>
> Now if I start it through Boot Magic everything loads until I get to the Penguin
>Screen
> (I assume it is the start screen) I identifies itself saying:
>
> Linux Version 2.2.9-27MDK
> Compiled #1 Man Jun 14 16:44"05 CEST 1999
> One 450 MHz AMD K6-3 Processor, 128 MB RAM
> 897.84 Bogomips Total
> localhost.localdomain
>
> Then, below the penguin it says:
>
> Linux Mandrake Release 6.0 (Venus)
> localhost login
>
> I tried my user login name and pass work Linux asks when loading and type in my
>password
> I get:
>
> [caymen@localhost]$
This means your login was successful, this is your command prompt. try
typeing
startx
> I try typing in "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" and hit enter.......Nothing.
> If I dont first type in my user name for Linux (The one you make when installing) and
> just type in my ISP email address/username and password, it will keep asking the same
> question:
>
> localhost login
>
> If I type in my user name for Linux, I get"
>
> [caymen@localhost]$
>
> Please help me. I am so close, yet so far away.
>
> TIA
>
> Tom
>
>
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