On Fri, Feb 18, 2005 at 06:41:23AM -0800, The DJ wrote: > I'm using FC3 and when I shut down, the screen just > goes blank until the end of the process when it comes > back on for a second right before hda is turned off. 1. Wrong list. These types of non-development questions belong on fedora-list. 2. I've found that hitting any key on the keyboard unblanks the shutdown screen. I'd imagine this was done to make the shutdown less cluttered, while still having the ability to see what is happening if you want.