then we can eliminate hardware as an issue. If I were you I\'d try uninstalling and reinstalling.
Just thought of something:
I have had a similiar problem (not identical) and in my case, there are two things that can cause it:
1: No internet connection
2: Openal sound is chosen.
In my experience, either of these will make Planeshift fail to load completely past the initial screen. So make sure you are connected to the internet, and run pssetup and make sure openal sound is not selected.
oh, wait, openal is a linux thing . . .
/me hangs his head
sorry