[PLUG] Blank Screen After Booting

[m0gely]

Rich Shepard wrote:
>     I installed Slackware-13.1 on my new laptop yesterday, but the screen is
> totally blank and unresponsive after the system boots. I vaguely recall this
> happening years ago, but have no recollection of the fix.
>
>     Does this have something to do with the frame buffer and the default
> 1024x768x256 resolution/colors?
>
>     Where do I interrupt the boot process so I can fix the situation?

Hook up an external monitor. Also, try the function key + display key 
(fn+f8 on my Dell) to see if anything changes. I had this problem on my 
old HP laptop.

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m0gely