alt.os.linux - How to switch Linux to graphics mode?

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How to switch Linux to graphics mode?

Frodo

2002-09-30, 4:29 pm

I set up RedHat's, first time. During setup I've made some changes to what
it was suggesting by default; then it installed and all was OK but it went
into text mode. Login, password; and then just command line. I thought I did
something wrong, and removed those partitions, then just left free space for
it. Before second install, the partitions looked like this: fat32, ntfs,
fat32, [Extended - fat32, free space, ~7GB]. I haven't changed anything
during setup, except I changed boot loader to LILO; setup was OK again, but
again, after choosing Linux in LILO it goes to text mode.
I believe the solution is very simple - probably just need to enter one
command, but since I don't know commands there, I don't know what to do.
Plizzz help.

Todd R.

2002-09-30, 5:29 pm

Frodo wrote:

> I set up RedHat's, first time. During setup I've made some changes to what
> it was suggesting by default; then it installed and all was OK but it went
> into text mode. Login, password; and then just command line. I thought I
> did something wrong, and removed those partitions, then just left free
> space for
> it. Before second install, the partitions looked like this: fat32, ntfs,
> fat32, [Extended - fat32, free space, ~7GB]. I haven't changed anything
> during setup, except I changed boot loader to LILO; setup was OK again,
> but again, after choosing Linux in LILO it goes to text mode.
> I believe the solution is very simple - probably just need to enter one
> command, but since I don't know commands there, I don't know what to do.
> Plizzz help.

startx

Todd

Todd R.

2002-09-30, 6:29 pm

2002-10-01, 11:29 am

Frodo <skydive@austin.rr.com> wrote:
> I set up RedHat's, first time. During setup I've made some changes to what
> it was suggesting by default; then it installed and all was OK but it went
> into text mode. Login, password; and then just command line. I thought I did
> something wrong, and removed those partitions, then just left free space for
> it. Before second install, the partitions looked like this: fat32, ntfs,
> fat32, [Extended - fat32, free space, ~7GB]. I haven't changed anything
> during setup, except I changed boot loader to LILO; setup was OK again, but
> again, after choosing Linux in LILO it goes to text mode.
> I believe the solution is very simple - probably just need to enter one
> command, but since I don't know commands there, I don't know what to do.
> Plizzz help.
>
>

In /etc/inittab, change the default runlevel to 5, instead of 3.

2002-10-01, 12:29 pm

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2002-10-02, 12:51 pm

Frodo, skydive@austin.rr.com wrote:

> I set up RedHat's, first time. During setup I've made some changes
> to what it was suggesting by default; then it installed and all was
> OK but it went into text mode. Login, password; and then just
> command line. [...]

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Peter Farrell

2002-10-05, 10:24 pm

@ Command:

$ startx
if not go through the whole configuration with
$ xconfigurator

Good luck...and take it easy... the curve's a bit steep at first but gets
real easy real fast for all the basics... you might want to try out a few
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-Struwwelpeter

On Mon, 30 Sep 2002 16:44:39 -0400, Frodo wrote:

> I set up RedHat's, first time. During setup I've made some changes to
> what it was suggesting by default; then it installed and all was OK but
> it went into text mode. Login, password; and then just command line. I
> thought I did something wrong, and removed those partitions, then just
> left free space for it. Before second install, the partitions looked
> like this: fat32, ntfs, fat32, [Extended - fat32, free space, ~7GB]. I
> haven't changed anything during setup, except I changed boot loader to
> LILO; setup was OK again, but again, after choosing Linux in LILO it
> goes to text mode. I believe the solution is very simple - probably just
> need to enter one command, but since I don't know commands there, I
> don't know what to do. Plizzz help.

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