can't by pass root@localhost i'm totally new to this

[inforwarrior]

guy's help me i just had enough of Windows thats it , i decided to install Linux red hat 5.2 as its free and came with PCFormat Magazine , here is the problem

when the work station boots up a screen come's up asking for a login name , ok i have not idea and nor did it ever ask me to type in a login name for linux during the installation ,

after sereaching this forum i notice you have to type root and then your password
during this installation it did ask me for that password so i have type it in

ok i am now in this black screen saying

[root@localhost /root]#

why can't i see the screen that you see when you boot into windows


please help me and why does dir command work

help me
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[Hpro]

type StartX and then press enter - this you need to do only once - RH5.2 has "DOskeys enabled so using the up and down cursor on the next boot will how you the line and all you then have to do is the same - pressing enter..
Hpro

[inforwarrior]

thank you for your reply back that has work but now i seem to have a hardware problem


it says A configured device found, but display modes could not be resloved



i have a sis 6326 PCI Graphic card 4mb where can i download linux version of graphic drivers ,


and during the installation it ask him to select a graphic card if i don't know one the just leave it blank help me out here again

i think the root problem is now relsove to a point

[Hpro]

yea the most easy way for you and the OS - buy new VGA or switch back to Windows - I don't think that this 6326 will run on RH5.2 - try a GENERICone or go www.redhat.com - I don't know what they have there - .
Hpro

[inforwarrior]

hell are i'm going back to windows i will just have to buy another graphic card

[MaXimum SMOKE]

Before you invest in hardware, you may wish to try a lot newer version of redhat. Five point two was I think Apollo. I started with that a L O N G time ago. If I had to give you a kind of comparison, kind of like the win 3.1 of Redhat era. As long as your processor, and the rest of your hardware supports it, go up a few versions. If my memory is any good the progression was 5.2 6.0 6.1 6.2 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 --> 8.0 At any rate, there was a lot of hardware support added since 5.2 If you are not 'blessed' with broadband, there are still a lot of places like cheapbytes, and others that will sell gpl linux disks pretty cheap.

[CKOZUK]

as your from the uk try ebay copyies od red hat 8.0 go for about £3

[abomb7682]

I can mail you a copy of 7.1 if you want. I got copies that were just being thrown away, and I prefer slackware. Email: Abomb7682@hotmail.com if your interested.

[abomb7682]

oh yeah, and another tip, logging in as root leaves you vulnerable to a lotta things. at the command prompt as root type "adduser" and make personal user account to sign in from. if you need to perform any tasts that need root permissions type "su" and your root password to gain root authority.

[Computer Hobbyist]

Take a look at the sites listed in the first message of this forum. One or two in particular are worth looking at: Linux.org and Linuxnewbie.org . The others are great too.

Do get a more uptodate version of Linux. Much better hardware support.

If you want to find drivers try the Linux Hardware Database. I always tell people to buy a good book, but most of the guys around here tell me that real men spend hours and hours just punching keys until they figure it out. (I don't buy that line of reasoning, but if that's how they learn, ok by me.)

CH

PS I forgot about the Linux Documentation Project. It is a must.

[inforwarrior]

thank you guy's so much for all your advise , i had no idea of the level of support you can receive for Linux wow man , it show how many of us are just really fed up of paiding so much to Microsoft .


are there any other good fourms around

[Statica]

It starts with the desire to get away from a monopoly & having to pay a lot .. with patience and a desire to learn, you should see what a lot of the community has already seen .. linux is just plain better, in every single respect.

[abomb7682]

and lets not forget linux works better