On 3/28/2013 10:13 AM, Robert Benjamin wrote: > On 3/28/2013 9:38 AM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> Robert Benjamin wrote: >>> On 3/27/2013 5:22 PM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >>>> Les Mikesell wrote: >>>>> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Robert Benjamin <benjie1 at cox.net> >>>>> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >