On Sat, 12 May 2007, Itay wrote: > Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 19:22:54 +0300 (IDT) > From: Itay <centos at nospammail.net> > Reply-To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> > To: centos at centos.org > Subject: [CentOS] Screen blanks after initial setup (Centos 5) > > The installation process went without noticable problems; this is true to the > setup phase immediately after the installtion. However: after pressing > "Finish" in the Setup Agent the screen blanked on me - Ctrl-Alt-F1, > Ctrl-Alt-F2, Ctrl-Alt-backspace, Ctrl-Alt-Del didn't help. Nada. And I can't shutdown it, not even with the power button. Before I pull the plug from the power outlet: __ is there anything else I may try? __ I really hate the thought of it: brute-force shutting down a brand new machine immediately after installation is finished. And, yes, how would you recommend to reboot? Any specific parameters to deliver to the kernel recommended? Thanks. *sigh* Itay > System: > > Box Asus Pundit P1-AH2 Barebone > CPU AMD Athlon 4600 Dual AM2 2.4GHz ,2x512KB > Mem Kingston, 2 x 1GB DDR2 667MHZ > > Screen LG, Flatron, L1705sq -- Itay Furman <centos at nospammail.net> --