shutdown problem
 

Dear Linux experts,

When I reboot (usershutdown -r "now") or shutdown (usershutdown -h "now") my new linux box, immediately after issuing the command the screen goes blank.

The shutdown process is running, but I can't see any of the messages.

I use Slackware 12.

Please advise what to do.

Are you booting into runlevel 3?

Some video drivers don't release the hardware cleanly, and won't display the shutdown messages if you booted directly into X. I have had this happen on Nvidia cards under Slackware myself.

Hi, thanks for your reply.

I am booting with runlevel 4.