Getting past command Line in Mandrake 9.2

[Blue_turnip]

Hello,

I installed Mandrake 9.2 Last night. When it boots up i can choose to press "Linux", "linux-nonfb" or "failsafe".

When I go in through pressing "linux" i come to this command line.

At the command line it prompts me for a login, I type in "oliver".

It then prompts me for a password, which I type in correctly and then hit enter.

I then get "[oliver@localhost oliver]$", I figure its just waiting for commands.

How do I get into KDE or Gnome, which I got put on my computer during installation?

Help would be appreciated, thanks

P.S I have tried doing the same process by pressing "linux-nonfb" and "failsafe" but to no avail.

[borromini]

type 'startx' and see what happens. If X fails to startup, you wil get a detailed error message telling you why.

[Blue_turnip]

i tried that and i got this message:

"execve failed for /etc/X11/X (errno 2)
xinit: No such file or directory (errno2): unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error."

[eugrus]

i tried that and i got this message:

"execve failed for /etc/X11/X (errno 2)
xinit: No such file or directory (errno2): unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error."

ln -s /etc/X11 /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86

[Blue_turnip]

I then get this message:

ln: creating symbolic link '/usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86' to '/etc/X11' : Permission denied


Arrghh, someone help! (thanks for the effort so far, i appreciate it)

[eugrus]

I then get this message:

ln: creating symbolic link '/usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86' to '/etc/X11' : Permission denied


Arrghh, someone help! (thanks for the effort so far, i appreciate it)

Do it as root!!!

[Blue_turnip]

Heres the scenario:

I will type that in from root and it will just put this up:

[root@localhost root)#

obviously waiting for another command, after i typed your stuff in it was as if i just pressed enter without typing anything

[eugrus]

That is OK!

After that you can run

startx

[Blue_turnip]

I get:

Using authority file /root/.Xauthority
Writing authority file /root/.Xauthority
Using authority file /root/.Xauthority
Writing authority file /root/.Xauthority

execve failed for /etc/X11/X (errno 2)
giving up.
xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.

[eugrus]

show your

ls -l /etc/X11

and

rpm -qa |grep XFree

output