F7 boots to login screen

[fryemo]

I have installed F7 on a second machine and it went fine. I wanted to use gnome instead of KDE and unchecked the KDE box in the add/remove dialog and checked gnome. Gnome loaded fine but when I reboot it takes me to a gray screen with a diaglog box in the center that says login:
when I use my login and password is just takes me back to this login screen and wont load the desktop.
I have used other logins like "guest" or "gdm" to no avail. what can I type in the login: to get the F7 gnome desktop to load?

[hermouche]

Originally Posted by fryemo

I have installed F7 on a second machine and it went fine. I wanted to use gnome instead of KDE and unchecked the KDE box in the add/remove dialog and checked gnome. Gnome loaded fine but when I reboot it takes me to a gray screen with a diaglog box in the center that says login:
when I use my login and password is just takes me back to this login screen and wont load the desktop.
I have used other logins like "guest" or "gdm" to no avail. what can I type in the login: to get the F7 gnome desktop to load?

Hy,

Try the following key strikes and commands and see if it resolve the problem:
strike ctrl+alt+F1 it will get you to a terminal
type your login name
type your password
beside the prompt write "startx"

I hope it helps

red

[fryemo]

will try it. thanks for the reply

fryemo

[ryptyde]

Gnome and KDE can be installed at the same time along with any other window manager/desktop environment. When you removed KDE via the Add/Remove dialogue box there was some "serious housecleaning" done with unpleasant consequences.

Maybe you should have left KDE in place and just installed Gnome too. You could login in as root and:

# yum install kde*

and have KDE and everything related to it installed.

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[fryemo]

thanks, indeed I caused unpleasant consequences. the yum install didnt work. It said nothing to do. so I am re installing from the live CD. live and learn I guess.
fryemo