Boot directly into an X gnome-terminal?

[FedoraCowboy]

Is there anyway one can boot directly into an X gnome-terminal without bothering with the gnome desktop and such? What I'd like is to log in and have a full screen gnome terminal with my wallpaper as a background and nothing else. Anyone try this?

[b_martinez]

Nope, if I want to boot into a command line, I use a modified grub.conf entry
for graphic log-on

title Fedora Core (2.6.18-1.2798.fc6)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 ro root=LABEL=/1 rhgb quiet
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.img

for text mode

title Fedora Core (2.6.18-1.2798.fc6)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 ro 3 root=LABEL=/1 rhgb quiet
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.img

The only difference is the "3" in the kernel line. Boots to multi-user text mode.
However, you may be able to log into a terminal mode. Lokk under "session" at the log-in screen. If it has terminal mode, select it and when asked , make it the default.
Bill

edit: rather than "lokking" you may want to try "looking" cause "lokking" may be hazardous. LOL

[b_martinez]

Just looked. Under Session, chose the "failsafe terminal" option. Don't know if it'll have your background, but you'll have a terminal.
Bill