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wigren

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From: Madison, Indiana

Registered: 2009-05-04

Posts: 12

[SOLVED] Screen Blank During Shutdown/Reboot

I learned from http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=64257 that using /etc/inittab to start GDM would allow me to see the shutdown and reboot messages. It had been working fine for a few months, but stopped last week. I see the messages fine on startup, and I even see them if I use halt or reboot from gnome-terminal. But I only get a blank screen if I shutdown from the gnome panel applet. Thanks!

Last edited by wigren (2009-07-14 01:07:21)

wigren

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From: Madison, Indiana

Registered: 2009-05-04

Posts: 12

Re: [SOLVED] Screen Blank During Shutdown/Reboot

I switched to KMS, now all my pretty messages are back!

sherlock

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From: Yekaterinburg

Registered: 2009-08-14

Posts: 21

Re: [SOLVED] Screen Blank During Shutdown/Reboot

Having the same problem ( What is KMS and how to switch to it?

peart

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From: Kanuckistan

Registered: 2003-07-28

Posts: 510

Re: [SOLVED] Screen Blank During Shutdown/Reboot

Sherlock,
The wiki can help you out with KMS.  The linked page is specific to Intel graphics.

sherlock

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From: Yekaterinburg

Registered: 2009-08-14

Posts: 21

Re: [SOLVED] Screen Blank During Shutdown/Reboot

Already found it :-)
But i have ATI X1400 with open-source graphics. According to this article KMS is allowed only for Intel graphics.

Seems that it's not the my solution - my screen still blank (

wigren

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From: Madison, Indiana

Registered: 2009-05-04

Posts: 12

Re: [SOLVED] Screen Blank During Shutdown/Reboot

The conversation seems to be more active at http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=601312 , so I'll reply there.