Guest cook Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 So, I recentley installed Mandriva, and when I boot it up, everything loads, and then it throws me to a command line, making me type my user credentials, okay, so I type them in, and get onto root. Now to the big question, how the **** do I get to the Desktop? Do excuse me if this is a dumb question, the only Linux I've ever used is Ubuntu, so you get my drill. And sorry if this is the wrong forum, you are welcome to move the topic. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Could you please give us some information on 1.) which version of Mandriva you installed 2.) which graphics card you have? If the system drops to a command line, then it means (in 99% of cases) that your graphics card was not configured properly. This can be fixed by installing the proper kernel (e.g. one with the right nvidia modules or ati modules included) and running afterwards as root XFdrake which will start the graphics-configuration-tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medo3891 Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 What graphics card do you have? which edition of Mandriva did you install, the Free DVD or the Live One CD? Login as root then run: drakx11 and reconfigure your graphics card. Then: exit and then log in as a normal user then: startx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cook Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Thank you to you both, got it working, however, it dosen't seem to support 1680x1050, my screens resolution, or well, when I run XFdrake, and select 1680x1050 it says Frequency out of range, but I can see the screen. However, when I boot up with it, I still get frequency out of range, but instead the screens resolution changes to 1680x1200. Any ideas? Gprahics card is nVidia 9600. Also, my internet ain't working when running Mandriva. My network card is Realtek RTL8168 Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet. This is the "master computer", so it goes straight to the router, while the rest of my boxes use wireless. Help would be appriciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medo3891 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Install the proprietary driver for your card as per instructions here: http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Updating_propr..._from_backports Does your monitor actually support 1680x1050? consult the monitor manual also you can use this command as root in terminal: su monitor-edid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamw Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 medo's advice is important - you have to install the proprietary driver from /backports to support the 9600, as it wasn't available when 2008 Spring was released, so the version of the driver in the /release repositories doesn't support the 9600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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