Re: Help!
- From: "Adamski" <adamski666@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 13 Jun 2006 06:38:32 -0700
Hello there again, firstly thanks for the help everyone, and I feel
really stupid now, but I just can't get it to work!
First of all, I tried running fail safe mode and logged in as root and
entered my password, it said have a lot of fun! So I thought, so far so
good! But no matter what I typed in from there it either said it didn't
understand my command or it followed with the command
linux-a6mp:~(hash, for some reason my hash key isn't working) I tried
entering init 3, sax 2 and init 5 but got the same prompt each time.
Ctrl Alt and F1 don't seem to help either.
I am thinking that perhaps I installed the OS incorrectly, as some of
the things in failsafe said failed but they flew by so quickly I
couldn't catch what they were. I did notice that my network card failed
and it said warning something (didn't catch what) wasn't clean.
Sorry to be so vague, but this is really annoying me. I guess I want to
run before I| can walk, but I didn't think it was too much to ask to
get an operating system that I can read on screen and connect to the
internet!!
Again, my apologies if I am doing something really stupid, but as I
said, this operating system is brand new to me and I need REALLY basic
instructions!
Thanks again,
Adam
ac wrote:
Adamski wrote:
Hi there, apologies in advance for the length, and also for possibly
posting in the wrong type of group. I am completely reliant on the
kindness of strangers here.
Welcome! This looks like a group which is ok for your questions
A long time ago, I got really fed up with Windows and decided to give
Linux a go. Someone recommended Mandrake and perhaps through my
inability to follow the instructions(?) I couldn't get the damn thing
to install, let alone run.
Now though, after getting even more annoyed with Microsoft's
products, I became determined to install Linux. unfortunately,
determination doesn't really help much when you have no idea what
you're doing!
LOL (Sympathies!) Things are improving fast in the distributions and
grioups such as this are easy to use.
First off, I couldn't get my monitor to work, it said the signal was
out of range,
You were a bit unlucky here, I have used installs and live CDs in quite
a lot of systems an dhav eonly encounrtered this problem when I have
installed using one monitor (CRT) and then changed to another of a
different technology (flat screen) when the new monitor was not set up
in the system first (or the basic preparations done in the system).
One way to get some reassurence would be to use a 'live CD' distribution
such as Knoppix and see what that displays, as a test also. It is quite
good at finding how to set things up for itself.
I searched the internet (using Windows, I assume that
means I have a dual boot system?)
yes it sounds like it. If both windoze and linux are on th esame PC and
you have a menu allowing choice of OS when you boot up.
for an answer but I couldn't
understand a lot of the answers I found, in the end I reinstalled
Suse a few times until I could at least get the system to boot.
Well done for persistence.
As a non-urgent matter, it would be sort of interesting to know what led
you to install suse repeatedly and why the first attempt was not useful
to you?
Now the problem is, I can't read the writing on the screen. I have
tried fiddling with the resolution, but to no avail.
Other responses here are good ones, I expect they will be useful.
However, for future reference, you can gain acess to the display and
monitor setup settings and choices, actually during the initial install
process. It is someway through, at the Hardware Configuration stage I
think. A complete set of system hardware is listed at this point and
usually you will want to just accept all the defaults. I certainly did,
particularly coming from windoze. And anyway it aloways worked great for
yesars but not on one occasion!
It is possible easily to 'Change' the items and or resolution chosen.
You will provbably notice that the same setup applications are used as
with the other appproches. But it willin theory allow a known setup (eg
display resolution etc etc) to be ensured during install.
I also opened
Yast as one site suggested, but once I got in there, my only
instructions were, (edit manually in Yast) which is great if you have
even a basic understanding of Linux, I don't.
Yast is a really useful tool, it is almost all GUI and pointy clicky
(which has suited me just fine to date). It also works well in harmony
with konquerer browser.
My other problem is that I can't access the internet at all. Again, I
was told to go to Yast, edit and configure manually. Apart from the
writing being really hard to read because I messed up my monitor
settings, I wouldn't know what to do once I got into the system
anyway.
The initial problem is obviously the display things. The internet
connection is also, not usually a problem, particularly with a single
machine. Note that a wired ethernet connection is easier than a
wireless card connection, at least to start with.
I feel as if I have been dragged out of a cave, which is full of
people in forums telling each other to root the boot to x and edit,
if that doesn't make sense to you, you can have an idea of how I am
feeling!
Yes I know it well, and I got a lot of help here!
Please don't let me fall back into the evil hands of Microsoft! And
also if anyone does respond, could they please give me simple step by
step instructions I can print out and follow?
I'm not an idiot, in fact, I can fix most crashes on Windows, it's
just a completely new operating system which I have never been
introduced to before, I am willing to learn, but I need some help,
please!
Oh and before I forget, here's what I know. I am using a 32 bit
processor to run Suse Linux 10.1, I have partitioned the drive so I
can run Windows (mostly because I knew I'd get into trouble somewhere
along the way!) I connect to the internet using an internal ethernet
card. I don't know my IP address and I am pretty sure it changes
every time I reboot my system. I hope that's enough info.
Dont be too worried about continuing to use another os just because it
is there while you are learning. You probably took years to learn about
it and its ways.
Linux needs asonme learning, but you dont have to keep learning it
differently again and again going in circles. I found a book on simple
unix I bought many years ago, and it is still perfectly useful to me
with linux now!
hth
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ac
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