I have installed Fedora core 6. now when i boot,it doesnt go to graphical mode instead it goes on text mode and asks for "localhost name: "

i am not sure what to do as it is asking for username or something like it???
how can i give it required user name how i can switch it to graphical mode??

First it is asking for the username. So type your username and password in. If you don't know it try root first.

Try typing startx at the command line

Or you can configure your X to always and automatically go to runlevel 5

Rememeber what it says in my signature. If you want to make a backup of the file, do a cp /etc/inittab /etc/inttab.backup

edit the /etc/inittab file with nano or vi or whatever, change or add the line:

id:5:initdefault:

and change or add the line
x:5nce:/usr/bin/startx

There, next time you boot, it will go straight to runlevel 5 and run X

No, it's asking for the url of your system. Like "greg.lee.net", which is mine. If you don't have any reason to think your system has a network name, just make something up. After you've logged in, look in /etc/sysconfig/network and use the "hostname" command to check it.

i am not using it in a network arrangement. i have tried serveral "localhost login" names(even "root") but it gives two errors;

1."end_request: I/O error dev sda, sector 152441894"
2.incorrect loginname

Please help as i am dying to have first look of Fedora Core 6

1. How did you install FC6? (i.e. did you use text mode or the graphical installer.)
2. Linux is always on a network, regardless of if there is one outside the computer. All linux computers (hosts) have a hostname. If you didn't configure one, it gets called "localhost@localdomain" which gets really lame really fast.

FWIW:

If your prompt says "localhost: name >" then it in probably just what you think it is. Hence the questions about install. Something is likely gone wrong.

Altering the default runlevel (a word you should look up) can be done editing inittab as suggested or grub.conf
see: http://codeidol.com/unix/fedora/Basi...ing-Runlevels/
... for a good description.

I did install it in graphical mode. all went fine though i disabled few things like firewall, ssbt??? and one more.

right after installation, it never went on configration mode. i have Gforce graphic card on my pc too (i have read sometimes it causes problems too)

should i do installation again? if yes then what i should keep in mind???

I did install it in graphical mode. all went fine though i disabled few things like firewall, ssbt??? and one more.

right after installation, it never went on configration mode. i have Gforce graphic card on my pc too (i have read sometimes it causes problems too)

should i do installation again? if yes then what i should keep in mind???

Cool... during installation, you created a user. Do you remember what it was?

Newer nvidia cards can have issues because the nv module may not support them.
You can boot into rescue mode (grub may have that option in its menu, or you can boot from the install disk and enter "linux rescue" at the boot: prompt) and edit xorg.conf

nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

And change the "nv" driver to "vesa". (save and exit)

If this truly is a problem, then you can install the proprietary "nvidia" drivers via yum later.

While you are there... try: ls /home to see if ay users have been created.

when i type this, it says no such directory or folder exists.
also i have openned nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
it does open but there isnt any thing in it or what do i do now.

Possibly you have not installed the needed packages. The fact that there is no home directory is scary too, since this is installed by the filesystem rpm., which is AFAIK *always* installed.

It might be easier for you to reinstall everything. During setup, choose to remove all previous partitions - assuming you have good backups of them, or don't need any of the information on them.

perhapse you are right. i went with default settings while installing fedora core i.e.installed default set of programs. hey, but even default set of progams should have what is required. isnt it.

i have redone fedora core 7, but there is a problem with it. the mouse and key board stop working either while putting in user name or password or when it shows desktop.

what do i do. dam it dont like this much un-stability.

There is a difference between stability and perceived stability, also stability can apply to many different aspects of a operating system.

I would say that Linux is very stable, and so is Fedora Core. I have upgraded several FC's to 7, and have also installed several from scratch.

With all of them,everything I wanted to work, works.

In all my experience running Linux, unstableness I have only witnessed when it involved hardware. Faulty memory controller, faulty cd-rom, hardware conflicts, and when I was messing with the kernel.

Some BIOS settings can also cause unexpected and/or unwanted behavior.

Are you using a USB or PS/2 keyboard/mouse?

Is your USB controller supported? Often bundled with the Host Controller, sometimes as an external pci card?

Has your keyboard really stopped working? Can you make the numlock light go on? Can you press CTRL+ALT+F1 to switch to text prompt? Can you press CTRL+ALT+F7 to go to the X window?

On which hardware are you trying to install Fedora Core 6? It is not something very new like Intel P965, P35 or G33 chipset

Also, are you using the 'Test' releases or the RC releases (Release Candidates)