On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 09:32:06 -0700, Doug Carter <dscinland@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > This is my first try with Fedora Core or Linux for that mater. > I started with a clean Hard drive. The Media check druing install passed the > disc I had downloaded and burned. I selected ,Personal Desk Top, Auto > Partion, and the Minimal package group (I've only downloaded the first > disc-FC3-i386-disc1.iso ) > Everything loaded fine, on the first boot after install all the lines had a > [ OK ] at the end of them. > > Now this is my probem; > The screen comes up looking like I've shown below in comand line form. > > > Fedora Core release 3 (Heidelberg) > Kernel 2.6.9-1.667 on an i686 > > localhost login: (I put "root" here ) > Password: (I put the password I'd used during installation > here) > [root@localhost ~]# ( this is what comes up) > > > What do I do from here? > nothing I've tried will get me any farther. > I've read through the manuals and can not find any help for this problem > Ok, when you get to your prompt ( [root@localhost ~]#) useradd <yourusername> passwd <yourusername> yum install kde-base kdm That should get you to a gui with a user that will have limits, but you might want to reinstall the system with a basic workstation install rather than the minimal packages. -Matt
