[CentOS] Help with thread Centos 6.4 won't reboot on install

Tue Mar 26 18:03:09 UTC 2013
Robert Benjamin <benjie1 at cox.net>

On 3/26/2013 1:23 PM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
> Robert Benjamin wrote:
>>       Newbie here. Need help with a thread that has about 25 posts. No
>> replies in a few days. The thread is in software support for centos 6
>> and the subject of the thread is Centos 6.4 won't reboot on install.
>> Have had limited success in getting a login screen but once I logout, I
>> can't get back in again. It was mentioned in the thread that the problem
>> is likely in Network Configuration. I have no GUI (gnome) no mouse, no
>> terminal, and keyboard use only with Ctl+Alt+F2. Can login as root but
>> have no luck getting the GUI to appear or to get a user login screen.
>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>
> I think you need to take another entry-level course in English, in
> writing....
>
> Sounds like several problems, from what I can tell from the contorted
> para, above. First, you appear to have a problem with X. Does the correct
> driver *work*?
          Questions for this: what video card? Video card is what came 
with Dell Inspiron PC. do you have an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (not 
subdirectory)  How would I find a file from that black F2 screen?
>                            if so, what driver is it showing?
>    Driver? Where can I find the driver you refer to?
Next: you can't log back in (as you?), but can as root. Questions for 
this: what's in /var/log/secure after you've tried?
     Ctl_Alt+F2 from gnome screen (screenshot posted in thread) gives me 
a login prompt on a text screen I assume. Can login as root there. Once 
I rebooted from there with Clt+Alt+ Del and got a GUI and logged in. 
When I closed it I was unable to log back in except with the Ctl+Alt+F2 
keys and this gets me back to a black screen with a login prompt and 
just the keyboard works.


Or /var/log/messages? what's in your username entry in /etc/password for 
shell?

Have no way to find out what's in /var/log/messages or in username entry 
in /etc/password for shell.

The only things I can enter are on the black screen where I log in as 
root. Then have to write down the output, go to win7 and use email to 
reply to you and then back to Centos if needed.

I can't even get a terminal screen to use for anything.

Appreciate the satire, I can do that but it is a waste of time.

<satire> Send me your physical address, and I'll see if I can scrape up 
a blue book and pencil.... </satire> mark 
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