Yellow Dog Linux

Hi,
I've installed YDL 6.1 on my PS3 three times now, every time I try to login at the local host prompt with root it will except this and go to password, then I' am unable to type anything, nothing on the keyboard works.

I am very new at this and all I could think of is could I have a corrupt copy of YDL.

Thanks for any help.
Steve

You are able to type, it just doesn't show what you're typing while entering the password.

steve wrote:Hi,
I've installed YDL 6.1 on my PS3 three times now, every time I try to login at the local host prompt with root it will except this and go to password, then I' am unable to type anything, nothing on the keyboard works.

I am very new at this and all I could think of is could I have a corrupt copy of YDL.

Thanks for any help.
Steve

After you key your username, your password will show as asterisks ( *) to protect the password as it is being typed. After typing the password you chose and hitting enter, the machine should automatically progress with the rest of the YDL boot process.

If you are encountering a keyboard lockup after typing username, you may have some device conflict going on somehow.

Taellik
http://www.geocities.com/chainpunch

Actually I don't believe it echoes anything at all when you're entering your root password in text mode on that screen.

billb wrote:Actually I don't believe it echoes anything at all when you're entering your root password in text mode on that screen.

Oh...guess I was still thinking GUI mode....

Taellik
http://www.geocities.com/chainpunch

Hi,
What I'am trying to do is is change the resolution, with Ctrl Alt F1 that's where I have problem the curser just flashes after I type root.

Thanks
Steve