Cant load GUI 1

[dan05]

I'm a new user to linux and have tried installing red had 7 on a couple of different machines, the install seems to go through fairly well without any errors, but each time, after the install finishs and it reboots and all I get is the command line.

How do I install/configure X?

 

[subcultured]

during the install, did it go through the configuration for the X window system? if you're uncertain, you can always just go ahead and try starting X by running "startx" at the prompt. if this doesn't work, X isn't configured. in that case, try running XF86Setup at the prompt.

 

[subcultured]

forgot to mention -- redhat has its own X configuration tool, called Xconfigurator. so, at the prompt, you can type "Xconfigurator" to access the setup options.

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

Some classes of redhat install don't install the gui by default. If thats the problem you are probably best off doing a custom 'upgrade' with the CD set and adding X that way.

If you have just defaulted to console (runlevel 3) but X starts via 'startx' you can set the default if wanted to runlevel 5 (gui). See -->

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/...tting-started-guide/s1-q-and-a-runlevels.html

Hope this helps