[Sussex] Newcomer

[Dave Chapman]

On Monday 19 September 2005 23:46, Martin Easton wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> Thank you for the prompt reply.
>
> The PC first starts with the GRUB boot options,
> Then enters the Linux Suse Initialization, starting devices, etc.....
> It gets to a Grey coloured Dialogue box promting for a Login and Password.
> In the lower left corner is another dialoge box that says:
> linux kernel: mtrr: 0xe0000000,0x4000000 overlaps existing
> oxe0000000,0x2000000
>
> If I enter my username and password the screen stays grey and all dialogue
> boxes disappear, except for a small green box that has the word XCONSOLE
> written in it.
> The only thing I can do seem to be to click the left mouse and select the
> XTERM option.
> I have tried typing what you suggest, and the result is:
>
> Bash: rcxdm: command not found
>
>
> What do you suggest??
Login as root

Then run the command yast.

Then go to System->/etc/sysconfig editor, and then to desktop->display
manager->display manager and change the value to kdm.

Finish and quit out of yast and run 'rcxdm start' or reboot and you should see 
your
regular login screen again