Linux Install Help

[mcgrath]

hey guys,

tried installing linux for the third time now, and every time, i am getting an error when attempting to go into X windows.

not sure of the exact error im getting, but its something along the lines of:

flashing about 20 times of the login prompt and then no images found.

Not sure what the problem is, i think i have good iso files, but not sure how to check (in windows preferrably as im new to linux). But, i think i am quite competent to input commands if need be.

let me know what you think. d/l new iso's last night so ill try today.. maybe that will do something.

seems to me that it is a video card issue. I am running a Geforce 4 ti 4200.... oh yeah, its redhat 7.3.

thanks

 

[mcgrath]

oh, almost forgot.... what recomendation can you make for a good program to burn ISO fiels?

 

[Nothinman]

Perhaps you mean "no screens found"? Try booting with the text option and see if you can install that way, if so it's not terribly hard to setup X afterwards.

When you download the isos check the md5sum to make sure it's not corrupt.

 

[Chaotic42]

For a GeForce 4, you'll need nvidia's binary drivers for X. They're on their site, or download.nvidia.com via FTP.

The instructions there should do, if not, just ask.

 

[mcgrath]

yeah, perhaps that is correct "no screens found." I'm a little confused.. I am under the impression that you need to type "startx" at command prompt after a succesful install. If that is the case, then I have done that correctly and I get the "no screens found" error, if you need to actually setup X windows, then i am completely retarded. Well, how does one "setup" X windows? I'll check in to the driver issue... thanks guys. I apologize if i am insulting linux operators by not knowing a damn thing. Oh yeah, what is a good program to use to copy ISO to CDr's

 

[EmperorRob]

Just log in as root and run Xconfigurator from the shell. There are other ways, but this is a pretty straight-forward one.

Also if you try startx and it fails check your home directory for a .xsession-errors or .xerrors file; something like that. It should give you something to help with your problem.