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and test again. You can then try setting things back the way you want themafter the machine is fully installed and updated, when it hopefully will have afix for whatever the problem might be. The Installer Tested My Graphics Fine, but My GUI Won t Start If your Linux installation program showed you a GUI test screen saying thatyou were ready to proceed with the rest of the installation, you probablyexpected that the GUI would start with no problem. Unfortunately, that doesn t always happen. Each distribution has its own set of graphics configuration tools. If you bootyour machine for the first time and see error messages when you re trying toenter the GUI automatically or when you type startxto start the GUI manu- ally, use the following tools to fix the problem: In Fedora Core, use system-config-display. In Knoppix, you don t install. Use the options available when you boot itin order to tell it specifics about your display. In Linspire, use xf86config. In Mandrake, use drakconfand select the Display option. In SuSE, use sax2. In Xandros, use xf86config. Your last resort is xf86config. This fully text-based tool shouldbe available with most distributions. It may be called xf86config4. I Think I m in Linux, but I Don t Know What to Do! Two different screens tend to cause panic to folks new to Linux. The first ofthese screens, shown in Figure 20-1, is in fact a sign that you installed thesoftware and booted the machine successfully. Jump for joy! It s just thatyou re booting into the command-line environment rather than the GUI envi- ronment. If you reach a screen similar to the one shown in Figure 20-1, thecomputer is asking you to log in with the username for an account and a pass- word that you created during the installation process. 373Chapter 20: Ten Troubleshooting Tips28_