BLACK SCREEN WHEN MBP WAKES UP, PLEASE HELP!

This has occurred before and I read somewhere on the discussion boards that if you install the leopard dvd again, then click on terminal and type something in and quit installer the screen wakes up, but I forgot where I saw this thread, can anyone help me?
thank you

I can't help you with the thread but what I say might be similar to what you are thinking of.
Startup from the installation dvd by holding the C key at startup until the Apple logo appears. On the first screen select language. On the next screen choose Disk Utility from the Tools menu. Select your hard drive then Repair Disk. If repairs are needed and completed rerun the Repair disk to check that no more repairs are needed. If DU is unable to repair the disk you might need a service call although there are shareware programs that might be able to resolve the issue.
If no repairs were needed use DU again but this time choose Repair permissions and repeat this if there is a list of repairs done.
Restart normally after all this and see whether startup proceeds as it ought.
Neville

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