I have an Acer Ferrari 4000 with a Mobility Radeon X700. When I tried to install Fedora Core 6, it just didn't open anaconda. Well, it actually did, but didn't recognize the video card and the screen went blank, like if it were off. I had to install it in text mode.
After instalation, it started just in level 3, and level 5 had the same problem, only a blank screen. I downloaded livna repo and installed kmod-fglrx, then I remembered the first time I tried to install an ATI card, that everyone said to change "fglrx" for "ati" in section Device of xorg.conf file, so I did it, ran "aticonfig --initial" and changed to level 5, and it works, but without 3d acceleration and still starts in level 3, even though I changed it in /etc/inittab.
I also tried to install kubuntu, but had the same problem.

One more thing: sometimes (or many times... so many times... almost always), I type "init #" in the console and it says that the command doesn't exist. Why?

Redhat and Fedora still has the same flaw for su. You will have to use "su -" to get the same environment as root. You could type /sbin/init or /sbin/telinit. Use either whereis or which to find out where programs are located.

You could of used radeon or fglrx that comes with Xorg 7 or higher instead of messing around with ATI installation.

Notebook computers have to use framebuffer set at the native resolution LCD screen to ease GUI installation.

Post the output of glxinfo. If you do not see any word that states MESA then it is using hardware 3D acceleration.

[israel@israel-fedora ~]$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: No
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_OML_swap_method,
GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_hyperpipe,
GLX_SGIX_swap_barrier, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
client glx vendor string: ATI
client glx version string: 1.3
client glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_ARB_multisample,
GLX_ATI_pixel_format_float, GLX_ATI_render_texture
GLX version: 1.2
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_ARB_multisample
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.5.1)
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_blend_color,
GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3,
GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias

visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x23 24 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x24 24 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 None
0x25 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x26 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x27 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x28 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 None
0x29 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x2a 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x3c 32 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None


I have xorg-x11-drv-fglrx already installed. I'm not sure, but I think it was installed with kmod-fglrx. What do I need to do? Should I remove kmod and leave only xorg--fglrx?

I saw something about the xorg version somewhere else. but then, will I have the same problem always with the instalation of this version of Fedora?

Change driver to vesa for the moment being; that should allow you to get into runlevel 5. You can select a different driver afterwards. Btw, if there is one driver for Fedora I would absolutely advise AGAINST, it's precisely the "ati" one (nothing but trouble on my system...).

OK, if there is nothing I can do.
Anyway, I just installed it for something of the school, and when Kubuntu Feisty Fawn is ready, I'll install it.

Thank you, for your help.

Hey, don't give up yet!

I'm using a Radeon 300 on my other computer and everything is running just fine. I have a Radeon 1600 on my main computer and I had the same issues - but I was able to solve them even so. So why wouldn't you be able to use your Radeon 700? I'm just saying it takes some thought to decide just which driver you're going to use.

I used Kubuntu before Fedora. I installed it because I'll make an... "exposition" about Linux (exposition, is it correct? I'm not so good with english), and the teacher want me to talk about Fedora. I used it some time ago, in fact, Fedora was the only blessed one where I could install a Radeon 9550 correctly (with 3d acceleration and everything). But Kubuntu has been always my favourite.
Now I have a Turion 64 and I want to install Feisty x_64. I know everything that is said about 64-bit distros, but I wanna try it.

About giving up, nah! But if I find a GeForce Go 6800 at least, and I can buy it, I'll definitely give up .