Re: [newbie] Blank Screen at boot. Can't load Linux(again)

2004-01-16 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Thursday 15 January 2004 06:54 pm, Marc Resnick wrote: > Here we go again. > > I tried to get acpi to work, as a battery manager. I set it to > load at startup. I restarted the computer to see if it would > work. I chose Linux in LILO, and behold, a complete blank > screen. No command line, no e

Re: [newbie] Blank Screen at boot. Can't load Linux(again)

2004-01-16 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:09:15 -0500 Marc Resnick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone know if there is a command to > disable acpi at startup, during startup? acpi=off Charles -- I cannot draw a cart, nor eat dried oats; If it be man's work I will do it. - Man

Re: [newbie] Blank Screen at boot. Can't load Linux(again)

2004-01-16 Thread jason pearl
On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 19:54:45 -0500 Marc Resnick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Here we go again. > >I tried to get acpi to work, as a battery manager. I set it to load at >startup. I restarted the computer to see if it would work. I chose >Linux in LILO, and behold, a complete blank screen. No comman

[newbie] Blank Screen at boot. Can't load Linux(again)

2004-01-15 Thread Marc Resnick
Here we go again.   I tried to get acpi to work, as a battery manager. I set it to load at startup. I restarted the computer to see if it would work. I chose Linux in LILO, and behold, a complete blank screen. No command line, no errors, no anything. Just a blank screen. So I powered off, and

RE: [newbie] Blank Screen on boot?

2004-01-11 Thread Mr. Justin G. Kozuch
2004 9:32 PM To: Linux Newbie Mailing List Subject: Re: [newbie] Blank Screen on boot? Justin, Are you able to type in the blank screen? What type of login are you set on; graphic or text? --Marc - Original Message - From: "Mr. Justin G. Kozuch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:

Re: [newbie] Blank Screen on boot?

2004-01-11 Thread Marc Resnick
1, 2004 9:29 PM Subject: [newbie] Blank Screen on boot? > Hey Everyone, > > Just finished d/ling the source for Mdk 9.2. > > Install went ok, and when I boot up the system, it loads everything ok, and > then when I get to the login screen, it goes blank. > > Not sure why th

[newbie] Blank Screen on boot?

2004-01-11 Thread Mr. Justin G. Kozuch
Hey Everyone, Just finished d/ling the source for Mdk 9.2. Install went ok, and when I boot up the system, it loads everything ok, and then when I get to the login screen, it goes blank. Not sure why this is happening, I got no errors during the install/boot up... Anyone have the same problem?

Re: [newbie] Blank Screen

2003-08-29 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Friday 29 August 2003 12:19 pm, Sendak, John wrote: > I am running Mandrake 9.1. I left my machine on with Mandrake doing > nothing. I came back after about 30 minutes to find that the screen was > totally blank. Moving the mouse had no effect. > Not getting any response at all, and not knowing

Re: [newbie] Blank Screen

2003-08-29 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 17:19:02 +0100 "Sendak, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > repaired itself, but what should I have done ? Turn Off the monitor for 5 sec and then back On It's the damn energy saving mode that some monitors use. After a period of inactivity they don't want to come out of it. O

Re: [newbie] Blank Screen

2003-08-29 Thread Anguo
On ¬P´Á¤» 30 ¤K¤ë 2003 00:19, Sendak, John wrote: > I am running Mandrake 9.1. I left my machine on with > Mandrake doing nothing. I came back after about 30 > minutes to find that the screen was totally blank. Moving > the mouse had no effect. Hello John, It may have been the screen saver, thoug

[newbie] Blank Screen

2003-08-29 Thread Sendak, John
I am running Mandrake 9.1. I left my machine on with Mandrake doing nothing. I came back after about 30 minutes to find that the screen was totally blank. Moving the mouse had no effect. Not getting any response at all, and not knowing what to do, I pressed the "off" button and then rebooted the ma

RE: [newbie] Blank screen instead of login screen.. possible Radeon video card problem

2002-01-17 Thread Steve Jeppesen
Sorry, I should have been a bit more descriptive.. >> I tried hitting the escape key when the lilo screen came up, and entering >> linux mem=247M but that did not work. >You mean it did not boot, or it did not fix your problem? I typed in linux mem=247M at the prompt which said boot: however it

Re: [newbie] Blank screen instead of login screen.. possible Radeon video card problem

2002-01-17 Thread Derek Jennings
On Thursday 17 January 2002 03:23, you wrote: > I tried hitting the escape key when the lilo screen came up, and entering > linux mem=247M but that did not work. You mean it did not boot, or it did not fix your problem? > Are you talking about the blue > screen that comes up while Mandrake is

RE: [newbie] Blank screen instead of login screen.. possible Radeon video card problem

2002-01-16 Thread Steve Jeppesen
I tried hitting the escape key when the lilo screen came up, and entering linux mem=247M but that did not work. Are you talking about the blue screen that comes up while Mandrake is loading? I have managed to save the ddebug.log install.log and report.bug files and am wondering if there is somew

[newbie] Blank screen instead of login screen.. possible Radeon video card problem

2002-01-15 Thread Steve Jeppesen
Hello all, This is my first attempt of installing Mandrake. I used to use RH (since 6.1) until I could not get 7.2 to work. I believe this problem is the same one I had with RH 7.2 I have installed Mandrake 8.1 with no problems what so ever. Very nice GUI also! System it is installed on: dual

Re: [newbie] blank screen

2000-11-19 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Jon Dowd wrote: > When I return from lunch - instead of the screesaver I > selected to run under xlock, I have a blank screen. I have > tried "xset -s off" from a command line and added thad > command to /etc/rc.d/rc.local (as suggested by a RedHat > user). > > I am running Mandrake 7.2 and Window

[newbie] blank screen

2000-11-19 Thread Jon Dowd
When I return from lunch - instead of the screesaver I selected to run under xlock, I have a blank screen. I have tried "xset -s off" from a command line and added thad command to /etc/rc.d/rc.local (as suggested by a RedHat user). I am running Mandrake 7.2 and Windowmaker 0.62. If I run MS Wind

[newbie] blank screen after log out from X

1999-10-20 Thread tim manchester
Hi I have just installed my first linux install. Most things are OK for now except if I use the 'logout' option from KDE/Xwindows I get a blank screen (black) and no login/shut down options. Only way out is a power down (not good). Any idea's how I debug this or what the problem might be ?

Re: [newbie] blank screen on X

1999-07-26 Thread John Aldrich
On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, you wrote: > I cant get my X running after I installed linux. I run Xconfigurator, and when it came to the part of testing of the conguration all I get is a blank (black) screen with the mouse pointer. I can move it around though, then a message popped out saying that there

Re: [newbie] blank screen on X

1999-07-26 Thread Patrick Putteman
it cannot use 24 bit), > but still no effect. > > Joe > > - Original Message - > From: Patrick Putteman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 12:42 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] blank screen on X > > > &g

Re: [newbie] blank screen on X

1999-07-26 Thread Joe
trick Putteman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 12:42 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] blank screen on X > What hardware are you using: Graphic adaptor? Monitor? > > Please give us some more info > > Patrick > > > On Mon, 26 Jul 1999,

Re: [newbie] blank screen on X

1999-07-26 Thread Philip Wang UOG
EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 7:49 AM Subject: [newbie] blank screen on X hi guys, I cant get my X running after I installed linux. I run Xconfigurator, and when it came to the part of testing of the conguration all I get is a blank (black) screen with the mouse po

Re: [newbie] blank screen on X

1999-07-25 Thread Patrick Putteman
What hardware are you using: Graphic adaptor? Monitor? Please give us some more info Patrick On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, you wrote: > >%_hi guys, > I cant get my X running after I installed linux. I run Xconfigurator, and when it >came to the part of testing of the conguration all I get is a blank (

[newbie] blank screen on X

1999-07-25 Thread Joe
hi guys, I cant get my X running after I installed linux. I run Xconfigurator, and when it came to the part of testing of the conguration all I get is a blank (black) screen with the mouse pointer. I can move it around though, then a message popped out saying that there was something wrong w