stuck at login "[root@localhost root]#

**ggogeta** · 08-02-2008

Hi!

Finally got that video card problem "solved"... by removing the videocard so the integrated video card could work... Linux just always seems to say "hey whoa that won't be that easy" everytime I try installing.

Now... I've got many logins that worked flawlessly, that might have been the 5th reboot I made. this time, the OS boots until I get a:

Fedora release 9 (Sulphur)
Kernel 2.6.25-14.fc9.i686 on an i686 (tty1)

Localhost login:

Why isn't the graphical loading? What do I do next

thanks...

**kapron** · 08-02-2008

log in, then type

Code:

startx

**yancek** · 08-02-2008

If the "startx" command suggested by kapron works, you will need to edit the /etc/inittab file to make it permanent. Near the top of the file you will see lines that look like:
# The default runlevel is defined here
id:5:initdefault:

If you don't have a 5, change it to 5.

If the startx command doesn't work, you have a different problem.

**ggogeta** · 08-03-2008

Wow...

Fatal server error:
no screen found (!)
giving up.
xinit: connection refused (errno 111) blabla
xinit: no such process (errno3) blabla

It seems like it won't detect me having an nvidia card installed... though all I see is in fact right on that nvidia card. I tried replacing "intel" by "nvidia" in the xorg.conf. It gave me an error saying nvidia was not found.

Also, why isn't there 2 cards showing in the xorg.conf? I installed Fedora 9 with both card plugged in.

it's getting better and better

**devils casper** · 08-03-2008

Execute this

Code:

su -
/sbin/lspci | grep -i vga

Post output here.

**ggogeta** · 08-03-2008

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600 GT (rev a1)

**devils casper** · 08-03-2008

Have you installed Nvidia Driver?
Execute this

Code:

su -
rpm -Uhv http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm
yum -y install kmod-nvidia
init 3
nvidia-config-display enable

**ggogeta** · 08-03-2008

su -
rpm -Uhv http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm
yum -y install kmod-nvidia

--> worked

init 3 --> init: Unable to send message : Connection refused

nvidia-config-display enable --> livnaConfigDisplay.livnaConfigDisplayError: Could not read the xorg configuration file. Please make sure the configuration exists and it is correctly installed.

That was due to me adding the horizsync value with nano text editor. Removed it and re-tried the command. It worked.

Edit: When I go to administration --> display --> hardware tab under "video card" it says "Unknown video card" is that normal?

Now rebooting.... IT WORKS!! thanks a lot!

But how in hell would a newbie like me be able to install linux... those commande you told me to type are far ahead of being "user friendly" ?

**devils casper** · 08-03-2008

Fedora Team is working hard to make Fedora as much user friendly as they could. Ubuntu is a bit ahead of Fedora. Just one or two clicks in Ubuntu installs correct driver itself.

Glad to help you !

**ggogeta** · 08-03-2008

Originally Posted by devils casper

Fedora Team is working hard to make Fedora as much user friendly as they could. Ubuntu is a bit ahead of Fedora. Just one or two clicks in Ubuntu installs correct driver itself.

Glad to help you !

It's very appreciated

it says "unknown video card" under administration --> hardware tab. Is that normal?

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