Until you get it solved: When you logout and get just the blank screen,
try <Ctrl><Alt><Bkspc>; this is supposed to kill the X server. If that
doesn't do it, hit <Ctrl><Alt><F1> (or <Ctrl><Alt><F{2 - 6}> if <F1>
doesn't do anything). This should switch you back to a console where
you can login as root and do a `shutdown -r now' to reboot, the safe
way.
I've never experienced that problem before, AFAIR, but which version of
XFree86 did you select? The version 4 with Mandrake 7.1 is not the
stablest for all video cards and there may be some updated RPMs under
the updates or cooker directories at a mirror near you. I'm sure I saw
at least a version 4.01 somewhere.
Wish I could be more helpful. . .
---Norvell Spearman
Benjamin Sher wrote:
>
> Dear friends:
>
> Just bought and installed LM 7.1. The installation went fine but I have
> one urgent problem:
>
> Normally when I log off from my default desktop, KDE, into the
> console, I have no problem, but sometimes, and I emphasize, SOMETIMES, I
> end up landing in pitch darkness. That is, the screen shows no sign of
> the console. I wait and wait and nothing happens. I am forced to power
> off and then power back on. Linux then runs through the e2fsc check
> during boot-up. As you can imagine, this makes me very nervous.
>
> Meanwhile, I have tried out Gnome and Fvwm by using switchdesk, and they
> work fine. KDE, of course, remains my preferred desktop.
>
> This has never happened to me before in Linux.
>
> Any idea what could be causing this and how to solve it?
>
> Hope you can help.
>
> All my thanks!
>
> Benjamin
>
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