Paul....try typing startx at the prompt after you're logged
in.
If that is unsuccessful then you need to run the program
Xconfigurator as the root user. When you're done with that,
go back to being a regular user and try startx again.
Alan
Paul John Kiener wrote:
>
> dear anyone,
> hi, i have a compaq 7940 Presario, 128 MB of RAM, L2 cache, AMD-K6
> 650mhz processor. my problem is i tried to install linux, and when
> its
> done installing the packages, it says it's going to install
> x-windows.
> and i wait for the screen to load. when it does, first a blank black
> screen comes out, then a gray screen with x's on it comes out. i
> waited, but nothing happend, so i shutdown the comp. when i turned it
> on, linux mandrake loaded to this... it prompted me to enter my
> localhost user/pass. i did. then this comes out [paul@localhost
> paul]$
> is that normal? it's like a dos type thing. and from there, i don't
> know how to run any of the programs, or if that's where i can access
> x-windows. what can i do?
> thanks and God bless everyone! peace!
>
> Paul John "Stiff-man" Kiener
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