Login trouble

mouride · #1 June 7th, 2004, 11:06 AM

Hello

I've just intalled Mandrakelinux 10.0 on a Pc (pentium2).When the pc reboot
on the screen it ask me to log in (what i did) but on password i can't type my
password .The only thing i can do is push enter.....So the program can't get
started.
Plz help

Greetings

kjbunete · #2 June 7th, 2004, 02:57 PM

See if you can log in as "root". During the install, you should of been asked for a root password as well. See if you can Log in as root, if so. Let us know so when can tell you how to change your login screen.

mouride · #3 June 8th, 2004, 08:40 AM

Morning

Sorry for the late answer.Yesterday i've found out how to login (with my own name & password).After that the next line was :[*@localhost*]$ .
I don't know what next .....Surfing on the net i find different tips like:
Startx -Kde....but it doen't help

Kind regards

Trillian · #4 June 8th, 2004, 01:33 PM

After logging in, you work in the console or you start up x with a window manager.
The last part can prolly be done by:

Code:

startx

without any capitals.

Or, if you have the icewm window manager, start it with the following command:

Code:

X :0&disown && sleep 2s& icewm --display=:0

Or if you're going to use window manager:

Code:

X :o&disown& wmaker -display :0

For gnome:

Code:

X :0&disown&&gnome-session --display :0

If you want to have a single xterm running on x, type this:

Code:

xinit /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -- :1

And for KDE, most of the time

Code:

startkde

will work. If that doesn't work, rtfm look up the manual of KDE on google.

mouride · #5 June 8th, 2004, 02:50 PM

Plenty thanks ,i'll try & let you know

Kind regards

mouride · #6 June 10th, 2004, 08:23 PM

Hello Trillian

I've tried all the codes ....but it does'nt really help, i still don't get a desktop.
At start up i've a blue screen :
1.Linux
2.Failsafe
3.Floppy

After login in (1) it stop on :[*@localhost*]$.....

Kind regards

Trillian · #7 June 10th, 2004, 11:15 PM

Mouride,
Let me explain something...
There is a thing as a CONSOLE. and a SHELL. Both things are good with those nifty commands. When 'it' tells you something like...

Code:

:[*@localhost*]$.....

It is READY for a COMMAND.
So here's the thing you've gotta do:
1] Turn on your computer
2] Choose for the DEFAULT option@ the bootloader (the blue screen thingey)
3] Login with the default usernick (or if you dun have that, as root)
4] enter one of the codes I gave you. Try

Code:

startx

first.

You enter that nifty code thing in the console, that thing which says: :[*@localhost*]$......

THEN report back here.

mouride · #8 June 11th, 2004, 07:21 PM

Hello Trillian

Yes ....it works plenty thanks.For a internet projekt in Afrika it will be great
to use Linux instead of windows that's reason wij i train myself to Linux .

Thanks again & kind regards

Mouride

Trillian · #9 June 12th, 2004, 01:17 AM

Good luck!