Fedora 4, can't access consoles?

[Janina Sajka]

Bring it up in single user mode and debug your problem.

Your easiest solution may be to put it into runlevel three via the
relevant statement in /etc/inittab. Look for a line like:

id:5:initdefault:

and change the 5 to 3

It sounds to me like you did not get a proper installation, or this
would not be the case.

Al Puzzuoli writes:
> Hi all,
> 
> I  just did a telnet install of Fedora 4.  Everything seemed to go well enough.  After the instalation, the system came up to First boot.  I got through first boot with sighted assistance; However, I can't access the text mode consoles.  If for example, I attempt to do control+alt+f1, I get a pink box outlining the edges of my screen and nothing else, no login prompt etc.  When this happens, the only Thing I can do is reboot with control alt delete.  has anyone seen this before and if so, is there a workable solution?  
> this one's going to be fun, kind of like the chicken and the egg--  I don't see how I can troubleshoot this without any accessibility, but if I can't get to the console mode, I can't install accessibility-- grumble!  
> 
> --Al
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