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Thread ID: 23781	2002-08-25 09:00:00	RedHat Linux - how the heck	-=JM=- (16)	Press F1

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73799	2002-08-25 09:00:00	I'm lazy so I haven't read the instructions yet. I'll get round to it Graham. Anyway I've installed RedHat 7.3 on a virtual machine (using VM Ware). I've created a root user and a user for me. When installing it took ages (~40m in graphical, was ~15m in text). It copied across all sorts of programs (Galeon, Mozilla, etc). I installed it with Gnome being the GUI. LILO was my option for the loading. When I power on the machine it boots and goes through a whole big loading thing. Then comes up with a command based login screen. I can successfully log in but from there where do I go. I've got a lot of packages installed? so how do I use these or access the Gnome GUI. All I've managed to do so far is ftp into my webspace.	-=JM=- (16)
73800	2002-08-25 10:33:00	I'm fairly new to Linux myself. I've had Red Hat Linux 6.2 installed for some time but I'm only just now coming to grips with it. It's a steep learning curve, believe me! :) Anyway, try typing "startx" at the command prompt and see what happens.	Rod J (451)
73801	2002-08-25 11:50:00	was just talking to a mate on MSN and he told me to do that. So i did. Now there is some problem about no displays detected. I've found a XFree86 4.0 SVGA Driver (for Linux Guest Operating Systems) Now I just need to figure out how to copy it into the required directory. *looks at 20GB RAW partition* *thinks he should use this instead maybe* *only thing will be the RAID*	-=JM=- (16)
73802	2002-08-25 12:35:00	I take it you've done some sort of 'partitionless' install? I've set mine up with it's own partition and can boot either Linux or Windows 98SE at boot time using Linux's LILO boot manager which is in the MBR. I have it default to boot Windows if I don't type 'Linux' within five seconds. You could try (I think you need to be logged on as 'root' or type 'su' to do this): 'Xconfigurator'. This utility will take your through setting up your screen step-by-step. Another one you could try is: 'XF86Setup'.	Rod J (451)
73803	2002-08-25 12:59:00	I'm running it on VMware which is a program that creates virtual computers. On that computer I've only got linux installed. The reason for using VMware is that I don't have a spare HDD around and I don't really trust myself with dualbooting it with my XP installation. I'm using VMware so that I can learn how to do stuff. Once I suss out what to do and whether I like it or not. I've got a 20GB partition waiting for it.	-=JM=- (16)
73804	2002-08-25 13:25:00	VMware sounds interesting, but it sounds like it would require a bit of 'grunt' to work well :) Yes, I agree that it's a good idea to suss it out first. I only set a small Linux partition for mine, if I like it I will increase the size later. I use Partition Magic 7 for partitioning and it makes partition changes a breeze. BTW, check out this thread: pressf1.co.nz which is on a similar topic to your problem.	Rod J (451)
73805	2002-08-25 16:49:00	Hi, Make sure you read the vmware helpfile, specifically the section on how to install the "vmware tools", this includes help on how to configure the vmware XF86 driver. If you need help, reply back to this thread.	b1naryb0y (3)
73806	2002-08-26 01:25:00	As b1naryb0y suggests, you really need the manual. VMware uses it's own video card and drivers. If you set the Redhat up with your own video card it won't be able to find it. VMware Tools can be loaded from a virtual cd. Start Linux then Crtl-Alt and start VMware Tools Install mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt cp /mnt/vmware-linux-tools.tar.gz /tmp cd /tmp tar -xzvf vmware-linux-tools cd vmware-linux-tools ./install.pl cd / startx I'll update as soon as I have worked out the proper X configuration, unless you do so first!	Gorela (901)
73807	2002-08-26 02:21:00	VM Ware? A whole new can of worms. I am sure that there are worms there with large sharp teeth. Do not turn your back on it ;-) The installation does take a while ... It wants about 1.5GB for a default setup. You definitely need XF86 to run the X-Window server to run a GUI. You need it to run anything which relies on X-Window (like most browsers, the GIMP, ...). Once you have that, (started with startx , it will start a default GUI (Gnome, I think for 7.3). It will have used VGA for the graphical installation, and I assume that you have something more sophisticated. But the VMWare will make whatever it installed no longer relevant ... I know nothing about the details of VMWare. It will presumably make "virtual" hardware available ... this will need a lot of R-ing The FMs. It probably would have installed OK in its own partition and coped with XP. Check the readmes, etc on the CDs (You can read all the documentation on Linux CDs with DOS/Win browsers). If you are scared (cautious) of multibooting, you can tell the installation to use a floppy. Emulation is slow ...	Graham L (2)
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