Multiple 2.1.3 blogs on same sever..problems

I have 5 seperate databases (xxxx_blog1, xxxx_blog2, xxxx-blog4 for example)and set up the wp-config.php file for each blog and get the “Success” page. Everything opens fine.

Each blog is in it’s own directory (blog1, blog2, blog3, etc)from the root directory.

1.) However when I try to post, there are no GUI icons.
2.) When I set up pages, and choose to make one of the pages as the static home page, none of the posts show up.

This must be a very basic problem. I have been using WP for over a year on a dozen sites with no problems.

It must be a step I am missing trying to publish five different blogs on the same site.

Any ideas?