On 3/28/2013 10:13 AM, Robert Benjamin wrote:
> On 3/28/2013 9:38 AM, m.roth@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> Robert Benjamin wrote:
>>> On 3/27/2013 5:22 PM, m.roth@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>> Les Mikesell wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Robert Benjamin <benjie1@xxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> Did you mean ping nytimes.com ?
>>>>>> tcpdump -A port 50 output is tcpdump: verbose output suppressed,
>>>>>> use -v or -w for all protocol decode listening on eth0, link-type
>>>>>> EN10MB (Ethernet), capturing size 65535 bytes, and a blinking cursor
>> which I
>>>>>> left for 20 min and re-started, tried with -v got listening on eth0,
>>>>>> type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 65535 bytes. re-started and meant
>>>>>> to use -w but forgot and just typed tcpdump. That gave tons of output
>>>>>> which I can't fathom and let it go for 30 minutes. Re-started one
>>>>>> more time and pinged nytimes.com That returned screenful of data
>> packets
>>>>>> all ok. Then shutdown til tomorrow.
>>>>> I think he meant port 53 instead of 50 to catch the DNS exchange -
>>>>> which now sounds like it is working anyway. When you start, does
>>>>> gnome eventually work normally now?. I'd do a 'yum update' on
>>>>> general principles if you at least have the network running.
>>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Les, that was what I meant. I've been snowed under all week, and
>>>> more so today: it's not one thing after another, it's three things all
>>>> at the same time....
>>>>
>>> tcpdump with port 53 was no different than with port 50.
>>> Waited an hour after startup and still had that same blue
>>> screen. Is that the gnome desktop screen? So no it doesn't eventually
>>> work. An hour is eventually right? :-)
>>> yum update installed 23 packages successfully.
>>> Should I re-instal again? It will be the 3rd time.
>> Mmmm, another nasty thought.... I just went, and found your original post,
>> where you said you'd done an install using minimal. I'm, well, let us say
>> underwhelmed by "minimal" - I have to add stuff on a headless server to
>> get online.
> I corrected that minimal install by starting over from a DVD with a
> full install and ticking the Gnome GUI. It did once after the long wait
> let me log in to Centos 6.4 with gnome and I could use it, instead of
> win 7 for browsing, email etc.
>
> What's your goal here - is it to have a working desktop environment? If
> so, and you have not done so yet, there's an option for desktop; I'd
> install that, though you can always choose that, then check "customize
> now", and add or subtract things.
>
> Goal is to use Centos 6.4 with gnome as my OS and not win 7. Yes, I'd
> like a working desktop environment with FF and TB and other programs,
> Libre Office, Gimp etc Did the customize now on last time I
> re-installed. Now I'm still trying to get online. I had things set up on
> the desktop the last time it let me log in and I want to get back there
> in a reasonable time frame. Just like to use Centos as I can win 7 or
> Ubuntu or mint 14. It just doesn't want me to log back it anymore. :-(
>> With minimal... I'd have to sit at your keyboard and figure out what's
>> missing.
>>
>> mark
Just a thought. Would it help if I did yum install KDE, and then
yum remove gnome? Reason is that I see on the different fora some
pro/cons with Gnome and KDE. Since Gnome won't let me back in is it
worth a try? Bob
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