I followed the directions in Chapter 2 exactly, but when I started Linux for the first time, I saw a text login prompt instead of the graphical login screen. What's wrong?
A1:
If you installed the Workstation configuration of Fedora Core 4 as was suggested in Chapter 2, yet you find yourself at a text login prompt, your graphics hardware is not supported or detected properly by Fedora Core 4. Although you can sometimes get uncooperative display hardware to work in Linux, such techniques are beyond the scope of this book. You still can follow some of the lessons in chapters that deal with the Linux command line, but in order to follow along with the rest of this book, you should upgrade to a supported graphics configuration so that you can use the Linux desktop environment.
Q2:
I can't find my printer in the list of makes and models, and selecting LaserJet also doesn't work with my printer. What should I do?
A2:
If your printer is a PostScript-compatible printer, select Generic from the make drop-down list and then select PostScript Printer from the list of models. If you are unsure, check with your printer's manufacturer to see if your printer is fully compatible with another make and model of printer. If it is, simply select the compatible make and model. If neither of these suggestions applies to you, your only alternatives are to select Text Only Printer from the Generic make list or to invest in a supported printer. Beware that a text-only printer cannot print documents from Linux desktop applications such as OpenOffice or from the LaTeX document system discussed in Chapter 21, "Managing High-Quality Documents at the Command Line."
Q3:
I use America Online as myISP. Can I run AOL in Fedora Core 4?
A3:
Unfortunately, you cannot yet run AOL in most Linux operating systems.
