problems with mandrake linux

**n1k3man** · 01-06-2003

thanx. but before formatting can u please tell me what's happening with mandrake 8.1?
i read some tutorials and booting with a graphical interface (aurora) is missing in my case..
I've also seen some screenshots of mandrake 8.1 and i'm so dissapointed of what i see on my monitor..

you've been very helpful so far.
please explain me the situation here..

**Dolda2000** · 01-06-2003

Maybe you should try another distribution?

**wassy121** · 01-06-2003

First off, what happens is your monitor goes into standby because the GUI tries to set it up outside of it's limits. Try this. `XFree86 -configure` (without the quotes). It will set up a default, kind of cruddy version of a configuration that will at least let you see the default X server. After that do a `telinit 3` which kills the GUI and lets you restart it with your own options. Back up your original configuration with `mv /etc/X11/XF86Config /etc/X11/XF86Config.bak` then `mv /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.bak` After that put the new configuration in the old ones place with `mv /root/XF86* /etc/X11/XF86Config` Then restart the GUI with `telinit 5`. The commands, if you want to write them down are (case sensative, spelling important)

XFree86 -configure
telinit 3
mv /etc/X11/XF86Config /etc/X11/XF86Config.bak
mv /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.bak
mv /root/XF86* /etc/X11/XF86Config
telinit 5

I hope that helps you.

**n1k3man** · 01-07-2003

ok.i'll try these and then format c: to clear all...
i suppose i'll install mandrake 9.0 after that.
hope my 8mb on board vga card to rev up...

thanx a lot
talk2you soon with new problems!

(i was expecting more when i popped in mandrake 8.1 for my 1st time...)

**majorwoo** · 01-07-2003

just so you know, format C will not erase linux at all - you will need to use fdisk - and as I said, win2k or XP - the fdisk with 98 will be unable to read the partition to remove it.

C is one partiton on yur hard drive (/dev/hda1) and linus is another (/dev/hda2) with the swap file being still another... (The numbers may not be right - just an example)

**jacelalin** · 03-26-2005

hi

im another mandrake 8.1 user!

just raising my hand....
not many of us about it look slike...

majorwoo?
how do i use winxp or win2k to reformat the hdd if my cd drive does have a boot option? will win2k or winxp produce startu[p disks to do a partition? win2k's startup disks are 4 disks... (ages to make and run)

what is another partition manager to use on boot with linux to get rid of the partition...?

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