Originally posted here by lupdawg
there isnt a specific error...the login screen just shakes back and forth...but i am currently re-installing everything.
What kind of video card do you have?
Before you finished the installation, did you configure the video card (and use XFree 4.3)
You might need newer video drivers too. It might take having to burn off the drivers, get into a linux command prompt, and install them manually with no GUI.

I'm running Mandrake 9.2 using a nVidia Geforce FX 5600 256 MB DDR card. I had no graphical problems. I just needed newer drivers to make Linux run smoother. I found that the newest drivers would lock my system up in Linux every now and then. So, I installed the drivers from Dec. 2003 and haven't had a problem yet!