Fedora 5 install issue

95five-0 · 03-23-2006, 06:59 AM

I have been trying to install Fedora 5 on my laptop for a few days now and I have finally got Fedora 5 to install. However after the install the computer rebooted and all I get is a DOS looking screen whcih ask for my login info. So I logged in as root and then it just says.

[root@localhost root]#

What do I do here. How do I get to a graphical interface. I am new to linux and I am not familar with what it is asking for. Any help would be great. Thanks.

Skie · 03-23-2006, 09:01 AM

Type "startx" without the quotes. If the GUI doesn't start, it's either not installed or mis-configured.

95five-0 · 03-23-2006, 10:06 AM

Thanks for the reposes. I tried that and it came up with a Fatal server error: no screen found

Skie · 03-23-2006, 08:34 PM

X is not configured properly. Can you do the following?

Code:

cd /etc/X11
cp xorg.conf xorg.conf.backup
vi xorg.conf

This will change directory to /etc/X11 where the X config file is located, then make a backup copy and finally, open the config file within the vi text editor.

Now, becareful as far as which keys you hit. If you accidentally hit something, you may put the vi editor into an editing mode or make changes to the file without knowing it. Use the Page Down key to scroll through this file until you find a section called "Screen". Your screen section should look similar to this:

Code:

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth  24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth      16
                Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth      24
                Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth      32
                Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

If it doesn't, press the Insert key to enter editing mode. Only press it once. If you press it a second time, you'll enter overwrite mode instead of insert mode. Use the resolutions that you know your video card and monitor can handle. You can add more if need be, but make sure you stick to the same format. Also, pay attention to the Device and Monitor lines. These need to match the corresponding Device and Monitor sections.

Once you're done making changes, hit Esc. This will take you out of editing mode. Then type: ":w" and hit enter, then ":q" and hit enter. The :w saves the changes and :q quits vi. If you've made a mistake while editing and you don't think you can salvage it, hit Esc and type ":q!" and hit enter. This will exit without saving changes.

Once that's done, type startx again and see if it loads properly this time.

95five-0 · 03-24-2006, 09:50 AM

Thanks for the reponses Skie. However nothing I tried worked. I could not even access a lot of the system files. I have decide to give Gentoo a shot since I found a very indept articale on how to install it specificly on my laptop. Don't worry though I will post back if I run into more problems. Thanks for you help.

03-23-2006, 06:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
95five-0 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Corinth, TX Posts: 1,339 OS: 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008	Fedora 5 install issue I have been trying to install Fedora 5 on my laptop for a few days now and I have finally got Fedora 5 to install. However after the install the computer rebooted and all I get is a DOS looking screen whcih ask for my login info. So I logged in as root and then it just says. [root@localhost root]# What do I do here. How do I get to a graphical interface. I am new to linux and I am not familar with what it is asking for. Any help would be great. Thanks. __________________ "If it's really a supercomputer, how come the bullets don't bounce off when I shoot it ?" <<PC Pitstop>><< AVG Free>><<Spybot>><<Everest 2.0>><<Trend Micro House Call>><<HijackThis How-to>>

03-23-2006, 09:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Skie Manager, Alternative Comp Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago burbs Posts: 2,194 OS: Gentoo Linux, CentOS, OS X My System	Type "startx" without the quotes. If the GUI doesn't start, it's either not installed or mis-configured. __________________

03-23-2006, 10:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
95five-0 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Corinth, TX Posts: 1,339 OS: 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008	Thanks for the reposes. I tried that and it came up with a Fatal server error: no screen found __________________ "If it's really a supercomputer, how come the bullets don't bounce off when I shoot it ?" <<PC Pitstop>><< AVG Free>><<Spybot>><<Everest 2.0>><<Trend Micro House Call>><<HijackThis How-to>>

03-23-2006, 08:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Skie Manager, Alternative Comp Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago burbs Posts: 2,194 OS: Gentoo Linux, CentOS, OS X My System	X is not configured properly. Can you do the following? Code: cd /etc/X11 cp xorg.conf xorg.conf.backup vi xorg.conf This will change directory to /etc/X11 where the X config file is located, then make a backup copy and finally, open the config file within the vi text editor. Now, becareful as far as which keys you hit. If you accidentally hit something, you may put the vi editor into an editing mode or make changes to the file without knowing it. Use the Page Down key to scroll through this file until you find a section called "Screen". Your screen section should look similar to this: Code: Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 32 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection If it doesn't, press the Insert key to enter editing mode. Only press it once. If you press it a second time, you'll enter overwrite mode instead of insert mode. Use the resolutions that you know your video card and monitor can handle. You can add more if need be, but make sure you stick to the same format. Also, pay attention to the Device and Monitor lines. These need to match the corresponding Device and Monitor sections. Once you're done making changes, hit Esc. This will take you out of editing mode. Then type: ":w" and hit enter, then ":q" and hit enter. The :w saves the changes and :q quits vi. If you've made a mistake while editing and you don't think you can salvage it, hit Esc and type ":q!" and hit enter. This will exit without saving changes. Once that's done, type startx again and see if it loads properly this time. __________________

03-24-2006, 09:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
95five-0 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Corinth, TX Posts: 1,339 OS: 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008	Thanks for the reponses Skie. However nothing I tried worked. I could not even access a lot of the system files. I have decide to give Gentoo a shot since I found a very indept articale on how to install it specificly on my laptop. Don't worry though I will post back if I run into more problems. Thanks for you help. __________________ "If it's really a supercomputer, how come the bullets don't bounce off when I shoot it ?" <<PC Pitstop>><< AVG Free>><<Spybot>><<Everest 2.0>><<Trend Micro House Call>><<HijackThis How-to>>