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by **Michael Vacho** » Sat, 19 Jun 1999 04:00:00

I am brand new to linux and I got through the installation and when I boot
Linux I get to the Bask prompt....but how do I RUN Linux from the prompt??

by **Lew Pitch** » Sat, 19 Jun 1999 04:00:00

>I am brand new to linux and I got through the installation and when I boot
>Linux I get to the Bask prompt....but how do I RUN Linux from the prompt??

If by "the Bask prompt", you mean something that says "Bask login:", then
you are running linux.

To the login: prompt, reply a userid (root is usually the one at first) and
the system will then prompt for a password ( "Password: "). To this, enter
the password associated with the userid you selected (you were probably
asked for a password as part of the installation; it was root's password,
and it should be entered here).

Assuming that you get past the login/password prompts, you'll be deposited
to either a command prompt (like DOS) or a gui window (like Windows).

Lew Pitcher
System Consultant, Integration Solutions Architecture
Toronto Dominion Bank

(Opinions expressed are my own, not my employer's.)

by **Michael Vacho** » Sat, 19 Jun 1999 04:00:00

Yes, I meant the BASH prompt....

But anyways I go through the login and then I get to what is like a command
prompt....I type "startx" and then the screen goes blank! Nothing else
happens! I hit CTRL+ALT+DELETE a few times and it shuts everything down and
reboots....but how do I get to the GUI Window?

Thanking you in advance,
MV

> >I am brand new to linux and I got through the installation and when I
boot
> >Linux I get to the Bask prompt....but how do I RUN Linux from the
prompt??

> If by "the Bask prompt", you mean something that says "Bask login:", then
> you are running linux.

> To the login: prompt, reply a userid (root is usually the one at first)
and
> the system will then prompt for a password ( "Password: "). To this, enter
> the password associated with the userid you selected (you were probably
> asked for a password as part of the installation; it was root's password,
> and it should be entered here).

> Assuming that you get past the login/password prompts, you'll be deposited
> to either a command prompt (like DOS) or a gui window (like Windows).

> Lew Pitcher
> System Consultant, Integration Solutions Architecture
> Toronto Dominion Bank

> (Opinions expressed are my own, not my employer's.)

by **Brian Hartma** » Sat, 19 Jun 1999 04:00:00

> I am brand new to linux and I got through the installation and when I boot
> Linux I get to the Bask prompt....but how do I RUN Linux from the prompt??

It sounds like you haven't run Xconfigurator yet. Type Xconfigurator at the
prompt, and go through the video installation process. When you finish, it
should let you run the Xserver, where you'll get to the graphical interface.

by **Michael Vacho** » Sat, 19 Jun 1999 04:00:00

I have run Xconfigurator...but here is where I encouneter the real problem.

I have a Silicon Graphichs Digital Flat Panel LCD Monitor and a Number Nine
Revolution IVFP Graphics card with 32MB RAM, I think it has a
"ticket-to-ride" chipset....Neither of these is recognized my XConfigurator.
Whe I try various settings It says "there was an error with your
configuration, do you want to go back?"

I have tried several different settings...if someone could be of some help
to me I would really appreciate it...I am dying to get Linux up and
runing...
Sincerely,
MV

> > I am brand new to linux and I got through the installation and when I
boot
> > Linux I get to the Bask prompt....but how do I RUN Linux from the
prompt??

> It sounds like you haven't run Xconfigurator yet. Type Xconfigurator at
the
> prompt, and go through the video installation process. When you finish,
it
> should let you run the Xserver, where you'll get to the graphical
interface.

by **Mike Fris** » Sat, 19 Jun 1999 04:00:00

>I am brand new to linux and I got through the installation and when I boot
>Linux I get to the Bask prompt....but how do I RUN Linux from the prompt??

Sounds like it's already running... you do know what Linux is, right?
(And why is this posted to comp.os.linux.hardware?)

Mike.

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