*ALMOST* longing for Windows stability

[Michael Satterwhite]

Lonni J Friedman wrote:
> On 12/5/06, Michael Satterwhite <michael at weblore.com> wrote:
>> About an hour ago, I logged off my kde session. My LCD monitor
>> immediately went to a black screen - with no way of logging back in -
>> when the session ended.
>>
>> It took me 8 (eight) times going through a reboot process before I could
>> get FC5 to present me with a login screen. The first 7 times, I got
>> either a black screen or an "Out of Range" error. Finally, it presented
>> me with a login screen and I was able to get the system up.
>>
>> I *KNOW* this isn't typical ... if it were, no one on the face of the
>> planet would be running Fedora. Unfortunately, that doesn't make my life
>> any easier - it is happening here.
>>
>> There are some real experts here. I know, they've helped me out with
>> other problems. Does anyone know how to fix this? While a real fix is
>> what's needed, even a bypass - a way to get back to a login screen when
>> the system is acting up - would be a tremendous improvement.
> 
> It sounds like X is hanging/crashing.  Can you boot to runlevel 3
> successfully/reliably?  if so, then you should do so, start X
> manually, and grab the X log to review.

I really hate to show ignorance, but it's never stopped me before. From
the grub screen, how do I get it to boot to runlevel 3? I'm more than
willing to get information to help people help me.

I'd agree with the crash when I get the black screen, but I'm not sure
how that would cause the "Out of Range" errors.