Just so I know I'm on the right track.
    You can't login at all because it goes in to graphical login?
       ("So far I have not been able to get a login prompt...")

If so...
I just installed Fedora Core 1 yesterday, it went right in to graphical 
mode (run level 5) when it started up.  I don't remember seeing any 
prompt for terminal or graphical startup in the installation of Fedora. 
Either I missed it or the default is graphical login.
 I edited the /etc/inittab and changed the run level to 3 because I like 
the terminal login.

You may need to use a rescue diskette to get in and change the run level 
in the /etc/inittab from 5 to 3.

Sam.



Kraigjones at aol.com wrote:

>I now have a bit more detail on the problem.  Among other things in an error 
>log are:
>
>"XFree86 Version 4.3.0 (Fedora Core 1: 4.3.0-42) ...
>OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.22-1.2115.nptl (bhcompile at daffy.perf.redhat ...
>Fatal server error:
>xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 7 (Input/output error)
>
>-X server log file: /var/log/XFree86.0.log
>-X server config file: /etc/X11/XF85Config
>-Kernel log file: /var/log/messages
>"
>
>So far I have not been able to get a login prompt so I can look for these 
>logs.  If I get the timing just right I can get a prompt on tty4 (ctrl-alt-F4), 
>but I haven't been able to login this way and see the logs.  The system seems 
>to be hanging up in trying to open "Console 7", the X console.
>Even if I could log in, I'm not sure what to look for.  Any help?
>
>Thanks,
>Kraig
>
>In a message dated 3/28/04 8:05:52 PM Central Standard Time, rick at eworld3.net 
>writes:
>
><< I think someone else had this same problem not too long ago. Check the 
> archives for this list.
> 
> Kraigjones at aol.com wrote:
> > I'm running Fedora Core 1, usually with KDE.  I was playing with some 
>Windows 
> > stuff and Wine, and since then my x-server does not work.  The last thing 
>I 
> > was doing in Wine was trying to install a game that had some DirectX 
>components 
> > and IE5 or IE6 as part of the install.  Now Fedora seems to be OK up to 
> > startx, then the monitor starts to go to a graphics mode, then to black 
>screen, 
> > then I see a text login, then back to the graphics mode, black, and repeat.
> > 
> > With Fedora, I'm not sure how to get my x-configuration back to what it 
> > should be, without risking making things worse.  I'd appreciate any help.  
>Thanks.
> > 
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