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FW: Login problems in redhat 7.1



-----Original Message-----
From: Riyaz B Bachani [mailto:riyaz at swiftkenya.com]
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 8:22 AM
To: Hervey Allen
Cc: Collins Nweke; mtinka at africaonline.co.ug
Subject: Re: Login problems in redhat 7.1


 From experience, teh Ctrl-Alt sequence hasn't worked very well - when X  
starts respawning again,
you get a messed up flashing screen again.... best way is to boot into  
run-level 3

Riyaz


On Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 11:47 PM, Hervey Allen wrote:

> I'm assuming you chose graphical login during install? If so, the  
> during
> BIOS POST no video drivers are being loaded, but as soon as you go to  
> the
> graphical login the video driver you chose (or the installer chose)  
> during
> setup is loaded.
> 	If this is the case, then you'll need to use a different video driver
> and/or play with screen resolutions and color depth.
> 	You can break out of the graphical login screen by pressing:
>
> 	Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Fn]
>
> F1 through F6 give you separate text consoles. F7 takes you back to  
> your
> graphical console.
>
> Next, log in to your box as root, and run Xconfigurator to play with
> monitors, video drivers, screen resolutions, etc...
>
> You can read about Xconfigurator at:
>
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7-Manual/ref-guide/s1- 
> textmode-xconf.html
>
> And about keyboard shortcuts in Xwindows at:
>
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/getting- 
> started-guide/keyboard-shortcuts
>
> Xconfigurator, I believe, is located in /usr/X11R6/bin (or some such
> variation).
>
> If you have not played with Xconfigurator before definitely read the
> RedHat pages on this, and be sure that you have all the information  
> about
> refresh rates, screen resolutions, and video ram for your monitor and
> video card.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Hervey Allen
>
> Help Desk Coordinator and Consultant
> Network Startup Resource Center
>
> On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 07:24:23 +0100
> Collins Nweke <collins at steineng.com> wrote:
>
>> yes it is the monitor that is flickering and it is when the operating
>> system has been loaded  but it doesnt flicker during the BIOS POST
>>
>> 	-----Original Message-----
>> 	From: Mark Tinka [mailto:mtinka at africaonline.co.ug]
>> 	Sent: Thu 2/13/2003 6:11 AM
>> 	To: Collins Nweke; afnog at afnog.org
>> 	Cc:
>> 	Subject: RE: Login problems in redhat 7.1
>> 	
>> 	
>>
>> 	Blinking, you mean the monitor keeps flickering?
>> 	
>> 	Check your hardware first? Does it flicker only when you load the
>> 	operating system, or does it also flicker during the BIOS POST?
>> 	
>> 	Regards,
>> 	
>> 	Mark Tinka - CCNA
>> 	Network Engineer
>> 	Africa Online Uganda
>> 	5th Floor, Commercial Plaza
>> 	7 Kampala Rd,
>> 	Tel:   +256-41-258143
>> 	Fax:   +256-41-258144
>> 	E-mail: mtinka at africaonline.co.ug
>> 	Web:     www.africaonline.co.ug
>> 	
>> 	
>> 	
>> 	-----Original Message-----
>> 	From: owner-afnog at afnog.org [mailto:owner-afnog at afnog.org]On
>> 	Behalf Of Collins Nweke
>> 	Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 9:43 PM
>> 	To: afnog at afnog.org
>> 	Subject: Login problems in redhat 7.1
>> 	
>> 	
>> 	I have just installed Red Hat 7.1 and have almost everything
>> 	working except the system starts blinking after booting up,it
>> 	shows localhost login but i can't login due to the blinking. Can
>> 	anybody help with a solution
>> 	
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