[Sussex] Newcomer

[Martin Easton]

Dave,

Ok I assume when you say login as root, that I type "root" in the login
screen. That doesn't work, so I login with my user name "martin" the only
other name I have is "admin" which I need to use when administrator
privileges were called for in the KDE desktop.

If I login as "martin" then the only window I can access similar to a DOS
window is by selecting the XTERM option. Please bear in mind I have never
used Linux until 2 days ago.

When I get to the XTERM window the YAST command is not recognised.

Sorry but still stuck.

If you use MSN messenger, or Skype we chat to resolve it if that is quicker.

Thanks

Martin

-----Original Message-----
From: sussex-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
[mailto:sussex-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Chapman
Sent: 20 September 2005 12:27 AM
To: sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Sussex] Newcomer

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

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