Mandrake GUI

There are 2 ways you can access the GUI.
1. At the command promt, login with a user account you setup. Once logged in, at the command line type startx

2. Edit the init script to change the default run level.

startx worked... almost. It worked when I was logged on as a user. When I tried it while logged on as root, the GUI started to load, I got the "wait" watch on the screen, and it stops there. Checked back after a few minutes and nothing more had happend. Only way to get out was to get back to the command line.

Find the line in /etc/inittab that looks simething like defaultrunlevel:3:
and change the 3 to 5. You have to be logged in as root to do this. Good luck.

Run XFDrake. Select Options, Click Yes to:
I can automatically start the graphical interface (XFree) upon booting. (safer than messing with your initab when you're just getting out the starting block.)

Still having issues. It seems like it is trying to boot into the GUI, screen turns blue then flashes black, repeats several times, then goes to the command prompt. Does it not like my display adapter (NVIDIA TNT 64)?

startx still does not work from command prompt while logged on as root.

Everything that I checked says it is configured to load the GUI at start up.

I agree that it sounds as though your xserver has not been properly setup for your video card. Trying a similiar video card in XFdrake might get you going.

Seen similar situations. Sounds as if you have
a video issue. I would suggest going to nvidia's
home page, downloads and selecting your driver.
Check the readme because it has post install info
involving inittab. (and trust me, the nvidia
driver is much faster) Good luck