problems I've noticed--

cant switch terms using <F1-12>
cant logout ( just dumps to black screen )

other issues may\may not be 3.1 related:

Im using a Compaq Presario S5100NX
It initially came installed with XP home
I used Partition Magic 8.0 to
create a linux fs
I installed 3.1
all is well...kinda
after 2 weeks NTFS dies:
at boot I see 'NTDETECT FAILED'
I try to recover using cd's which compaq sent me---
they wont even load -- halfway thru reading 1st cd
I get a bsod stating problems with video driver
ok to hell with MS!
then shit really hits the fan--
today ext2 fs corrupted -wont boot
had to use fsck manually with live cd
4 hours later after all seems well
and Im non-chalantly posting in a forum
as I do now , the whole system freezes-
hdd light stays on., nothing works
except sysrq

whats wrong?!?
thanks for help