I'm a newbie, need help

What video card?? Mandrake 7.1 uses Xfree86 4 and that can be hell for a
newbie. Try using the last version of Xfree86.

- Joel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tyrone" <csandova@ix.netcom.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 11:41 AM
Subject: I'm a newbie, need help


> I've recently installed Mandrake-Linux 7.1(my first time using
> Linux). I've followed all of the instructions and everything, but it
> doesn't seem to be working correctly. When I start it up there seems to
be
> errors and then when I use the startx command to get to my desktop, there
> arent any icons and i cant run any programs. Is there anyone I can
contact
> to get some help with this? I tried contacting Mandrake, but they didn't
> reply back.
> Thanks
>
>
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