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Tiretool · 05-14-2002, 09:22 AM

I just installed this last night, not knowing a thing about Linux.

Let me fill you in on what I'm wanting to do. I would like for this system to boot up upon power restore all by itself. I've already enabled this option in the bios. I'd like for the OS (Mandrake 8.2) to open (without Then, I'd like for it to auto-start a dedicated game of my choosing. I know how to setup this kind of action in a Windows system, but not in Linux. Any help will be greatly appreciated!

***edit*** Great... now I've done it. While tinkering with it I guess I changed something. With a clean install, I would get a "windows-like" interface. Now it just gives me a "dos-like" interface. It asks me for my login and password and then just sits there like a lump on a stump and says [tiretool@localhost tiretool]S

What did I do???

05-14-2002, 09:22 AM	#1
Tiretool Member (12 bit) Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 2,119	Mandrake 8.2.... Help me!!! I just installed this last night, not knowing a thing about Linux. Let me fill you in on what I'm wanting to do. I would like for this system to boot up upon power restore all by itself. I've already enabled this option in the bios. I'd like for the OS (Mandrake 8.2) to open (without Then, I'd like for it to auto-start a dedicated game of my choosing. I know how to setup this kind of action in a Windows system, but not in Linux. Any help will be greatly appreciated! *edit* Great... now I've done it. While tinkering with it I guess I changed something. With a clean install, I would get a "windows-like" interface. Now it just gives me a "dos-like" interface. It asks me for my login and password and then just sits there like a lump on a stump and says [tiretool@localhost tiretool]S What did I do??? __________________ To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer. patrbarnes@gmail.com Last edited by Tiretool; 05-14-2002 at 09:29 AM.