You didnt give any info on wine configuration - version, binary/source... See http://www.winehq.org/site/docs/wine-user/config-graphics-driver and http://www.winehq.org/site/docs/wine-user/bugs to troubleshoot your install.
First try : see if you can go back to text mode with Ctrl-Alt-F1 and look for wine processes / X server / Window manager. --- Philipp Wollermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > Hi, > > I recently installed Mandrake 9.1 and updated it to the newest > packages .. I'm > using the ATI fglrx 3.2.5 driver for XFree 4.3.0 (I have a Hercules > Radeon > 9700) and playing 3D games like tuxracer works great. However, when I > try to > start any program with wine my screen gets dark and goes into > standby. This > happens even with Notepad or the programs included with Wine! This > problem > didn't happen on my earlier installations of Linux, but I can't say > if it's > the driver of my graphics card (maybe I should try an older version? > mmh.), > my Mandrake 9.1 or wine itself (I'm using the current version from > CVS, just > updated). Maybe somebody had this problem too and knows how to get > wine > running again? > The funny thing is: My PC keeps running, I can connect to it using > SSH and > kill wine, but this doesn't do anything about my screen. I can even > start > wine again (wine notepad.exe) and it gives me the usual output, no > Errors or > Warnings. > > My system: > Mandrake 9.1, updated to newest packages > ASUS A7V333, VIA KT333 chipset > 768 MB RAM > Hercules Radeon 9700 using ATI driver v3.2.5 > Athlon XP 1800+ > > Philipp > ===== Sylvain Petreolle (spetreolle_at_users_dot_sourceforge_dot_net) ICQ #170597259 Say NO to software patents Dites NON aux brevets logiciels "What if tomorrow the War could be over ?" Morpheus, in "Reloaded". ___________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? -- Une adresse @yahoo.fr gratuite et en français ! Yahoo! Mail : http://fr.mail.yahoo.com