# Black screen after select character

**URL:** <https://forums.eveonline.com/t/black-screen-after-select-character/13799>\
**Category:** Linux\
**Created:** [August 4, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/black-screen-after-select-character/13799 "2017-08-04T16:25:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 5, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/black-screen-after-select-character/13799/14 "2017-08-05T13:34:55Z")

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> **[Connectivity Issue: Socket closing](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/connectivity-issue-socket-closing/14007)**
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> For approximately the last 36 hours, every time I’ve tried to access the game, I’ve been receiving a “Socket Closed” crash between the character screen and launching the game for the selected toon. Have tried uninstalling and re-installing the...

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