Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Fresh Install Problems

2007-04-09 Thread Bart Smaalders
I have seen a problem where a newer NVidia graphics card would hard-hang with the nv driver (used during install on older builds). This was with an 7900GT; the exact same problem was also seen with Ubuntu. Works fine w/ the Nvidia driver... - Bart -- Bart Smaalders Solaris

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Fresh Install Problems

2007-04-08 Thread Alan Coopersmith
Richard Raymond wrote: Seems to me if you create a username and password during install, it should work. If you were prompted to create a username & password during install, it wasn't Solaris. The Solaris installer only prompts for a root password - creating other accounts is done after you l

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Fresh Install Problems

2007-04-07 Thread Jerry Sutton
I don't grok "Root login gave me enough time once." If he's got an unsupported hardware issue, I missed that; it sounds like he gets the X server and XDM up. My reading of his posts was that he's telling us XDM isn't able to authenticate him but X seems to be working. Perhaps we should have

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Fresh Install Problems

2007-04-07 Thread Shawn Walker
On 07/04/07, Richard Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Invidia 256 mb grahics. Root login gave me enough time once. Got "incorrect. Seems to me if you create a username and password during install, it should work. Yes I am a microsoft user from the beginning. many years with old dos all the wa

[osol-discuss] Re: Fresh Install Problems

2007-04-07 Thread Richard Raymond
Invidia 256 mb grahics. Root login gave me enough time once. Got "incorrect. Seems to me if you create a username and password during install, it should work. Yes I am a microsoft user from the beginning. many years with old dos all the way to XP and Vista. If a login is stopping me because thin

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Fresh Install Problems

2007-04-06 Thread Jerry Sutton
Gee, I hate to see you form such an opinion on the limited contact you have so far. If I understand your original post, I believe you are using Solaris 10, probably the free 11/06 media kit, rather than OpenSolaris. So that's a teensy bit off topic for this OpenSolaris group but not far enoug

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Fresh Install Problems

2007-04-06 Thread Haik Aftandilian
Richard Raymond wrote: Install went well, still cannot log in with my user and password. I guess I'll try learning Linux. Thanks for your effort in suggesting the return button. Maybe I expected to much for something that is "free". Is your password greater than eight characters? I believe that

[osol-discuss] Re: Fresh Install Problems

2007-04-06 Thread Richard Raymond
Install went well, still cannot log in with my user and password. I guess I'll try learning Linux. Thanks for your effort in suggesting the return button. Maybe I expected to much for something that is "free". Goodbye This message posted from opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Re: Fresh Install Problems

2007-04-06 Thread Richard Raymond
I am reinstalling once more. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Re: Fresh Install Problems

2007-04-06 Thread Richard Raymond
> Richard Raymond wrote: > > I'm new to Solaris 10. Downloaded and installed > fine. Login screen accepts my user name but password > box will not accept anything from keyboard, like I > wasn't typing. Just a blinking cursor. Well, thats as > far as I've progressed with Solaris in 3 days and 2 > re

[osol-discuss] Re: Fresh Install Problems

2007-04-06 Thread Richard Raymond
3.2 P4 1 and 1/2 gb ddr 400 shuttle board. fairly new everything on this one. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org