If your X setup is at fault, try pressing "Ctrl+Alt+F1" when your screen blanks out, this might give you access to the console.
--- ABrady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2 Jan 2002 15:32:35 +0800 > Tyrone Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> implied: > > > Hi to all, > > > > > > I'm only a newbie in Redhat and I installed > version 7.2 after the the > > installation the system will reboot. After > rebooting and I saw some > > files being loaded ..then my monitor went to dark > and I've been stuck > > there, my friend told me to re-install it and I > tried it over and over > > again to no avail can someone pls. help me about > this ..Thanks a lot > > and God Bless all of you > > Let me guess: you are using a graphic login. Not a > question. I'm sure of > it. > > You have 2 choices. > > a) reinstall and don't choose a graphic login. Login > as root afterward > and run Xconfigurator to fix your graphic setup. You > can get to X by > typing "startx" without quotes. If it fails. try > asking again with > information about graphics card, monitor, etc. > > b) boot into linux with single user mode. If you > installed grub instead > of lilo, you'll need somebody else to help on how to > get single user > mode. I use lilo. If in lilo, hit CTRL-X at the > bootup screen. At the > prompt type "linux single" with no quotes. After it > stops booting,type > "init 3" (noquotes to get services running that are > needed to test X. > Login as root and type "Xconfigurator" (noquotes) > and setup your > graphics. Use "startx" (noquotes) to test the > configuration. If this > continues to fail, see the last sentence of option > a) above. > > -- > Windows is a 32-bit port of a 16-bit GUI for a 8-bit > OS on a 4-bit > CPU made by a 2-bit company that can't stand one bit > of competition. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
