Duncan Lithgow wrote: > So, I've installed as normal. No Gnome or KDE but selected XFCE, thought > i'd dump other extra packages once i was up and running. > > Now, it get as far as initializing hardware, (storage, network audio > [done]) and then *without* powering down just dies. That is the screen > dies after being grey for a short time. The power still runs, and if i > throw in a cd it powers up and spins it. > > ideas? Have you tried removing "rhgb quiet" from the kernel parameters? When you're booting and see the Grub screen, press a key (if necessary) to get at the menu, and press "e" to edit the boot options. Hope this helps, James. -- James Wilkinson | "Does exactly what it says on the tin." ... Exeter Devon UK | I've got a tin at home: it says "Open other end". E-mail address: james | It never is. @westexe.demon.co.uk | -- Humphrey Lyttelton, "I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue"
