i am a complete newbe in linux but i cant even open it !!!

[Guest_imported]

when i start my linux (i installed it ) i get all those massages with ok and every thing looks fine. than i see a giant penguin for 1 sec and after that my screen goes black and i cant do anything.
what can i do?
i tried to reinstall 4 times!!
thanks

 

[pcunix]

You are experiencing some problem with your graphics configuration.

If you have a choice to boot Text mode, do that. Otherwise try holding CTRL and ALT and pressing F1 after the Penguin goes black. If that doesn't work, interrupt the initial boot (usually any key at all will give you a boot prompt) and do "linux single" to get to single user mode where (with perhaps some more help0 you might figure out what's wrong and fix it.


Being more specific about the distro/version you are installing and anything you know about your graphics card might help people help you.


Tony Lawrence
SCO Unix/Linux Resources

http://pcunix.com

tony@pcunix.com

 

[Guest_imported]

i have cirrus logic card but mit wasnt in the list when i installed linux.
any way the crtl+alt+f1 works but it looks black and white loke dos. how do i get some colors ?

 

[pcunix]

OK, that's your problem- it wasn't in the list.

Now (this is like pulling teeth!) tell us the exact make and model and MAYBE someone here has some knowledge that will help you.

Tony Lawrence
SCO Unix/Linux Resources

http://pcunix.com

tony@pcunix.com

 

[Guest_imported]

my screen is MAG INNOVISION XJ530 and when i chose it the same problem was. my screen card is CIRRUS LOGIC but i dont think theres a difference.
anyhow all i want is to see colors!

 

[pcunix]

All you want to do is see colors?

OK, login and type

ls /bin

You'll see colors.

What you want is your graphics card to be properly understood by your OS. You can start by playing with Xconfigurator- as you make your tests, switch to AL-F2 and run "startx". If it fails, kill it off ( "killall X" ) and then back to CTRL-ALT-F1 and more Xconfigurator.

Tony Lawrence
SCO Unix/Linux Resources

http://pcunix.com

tony@pcunix.com

 

[ifincham]

Hi,





You don't say what kind of linux you are running so its difficult to give a definitive answer. If you have redhat then 'Xconfigurator' should work as advised - for Suse try 'sax' and mandrake 'XFdrake'. You may need to set generic settings for both video card (e.g. svga) and monitor to get a working system. Then you can try tweaking the settings to get you specific hardware to work optimally (assuming its supported).





If all else fails try :





# XFree86 -configure





or





# xf86config





(The first one above writes a new config file into /root so you'd need to manually copy it to the correct location which is probably /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 .)





You can also run the 'superprobe' utility to see what it thinks it recognises of your hardware :





# SuperProbe -info





or





# SuperProbe -verbose (lots of info !)





All of the above needs to be done as the superuser (root).





Hope this helps