On 26 March 2013 21:29, Johnny Hughes <johnny@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 03/26/2013 03:25 PM, Robert Benjamin wrote:
> > On 3/26/2013 3:14 PM, Benjamin Donnachie wrote:
> >> On 26 March 2013 18:58, <m.roth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Had you, for example, searched to find out a) how to look at a file, b)
> >>> looked at the files I suggested you look at, or c) showed you'd done
> >>> ANYTHING other than read my response and go, "duh, what's that mean?",
> I'd
> >>> have been willing to work with you.
> > I had done some of the things you said. Did find out a) and b) and
> > I think I posted output from cat
> > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 in the thread. I know it is
> > there in post 26. Trying to learn Linux at age 77 ain't easy. The
> > comments from different ppl will not send me scurrying back to windows.
> > I have no probs with Ubuntu 12.2 nor Mint 14. Both installed on their
> > own HDs the first time and I didn't have to edit anything. Only CentOS
> > is giving me troubles which is a surprising thing to me. Is this due to
> > differences between Debian and PRM.
>
> No, the problem is that you did not turn on networking when you did the
> install.
>
> Since networking is off, you have to get it turned on (or reinstall and
> turn it on this time).
>
> See this FAQ entry:
>
>
> http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/CentOS6#head-b67e85d98f0e9f1b599358105c551632c6ff7c90
>
> and this screen on how to do it on an install:
>
> http://www.server-world.info/en/note?os=CentOS_6&p=install
>
> In the 8th step ... you need to press the "Configure Network" button and
> you need to then check the "Connect Automatically" box (per the above
> FAQ link).
>
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Hello Robert Benjamin
Can you do the following?
1) Start laptop until you get gnome.
2) Instead of logging in hold down ctrl+alt+f1 (ctrl+alt+f7 to get back to
window)
3) This is your shell (bash by default) sort of like cmd in windows.
4) log in as root
most log files live here /var/log/
Cat is a shell command: man cat if you want to know more (from shell)
vi is like edit in cmd
5) Push return and then type
cat /var/log/messages |more
That were a lot of apps including gnome report.
cat /var/log/messages |grep fail
I'm guessing your problem is not gnome but x windows (X11)
type: X -probeonly >& startx.out
dmesg |grep fail
Redhat say laptops are the hardest to support. They say they start here.
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/dell.html
>From the link Dell inspiron which version?
Redhat docs
http://www.redhat.com/support/resources/faqs/rhl_general_faq/FAQ.html
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/?locale=en-US
Have you got a wireless network up ?
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Wireless
man iwconfig
My two pennies. I think your CentOS is running fine. You have a problem
with X or Gnome.
I'd do this. (assumes you have a network conection)
init 3
yum groupinstall XFCE
init 5
Select user from select box. Before entering password look down(bottom
middle of screen and select gnome xfce) log in.
If you still have a fail, points to X (X.org )
Hope this helps. Paul
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* "I know one thing: That I know nothing"* - Socrates
*"We're all explorers here"* - T S Eliot
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