On 26 March 2013 21:29, Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org> 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 at 5-cent.us> 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). > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > 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 -- * "I know one thing: That I know nothing"* - Socrates *"We're all explorers here"* - T S Eliot