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As you cannot seem to get out of this then it would not be possible to
do what is suggested. However while it is listing the blank page you
should be able to press ctrl alt F2 ( or F3 or F4 probably ) This will
give you a login screen. Login as root, ie at the
login: promt type
root
and press enter key
when asked for root's passwrd enter it.

then type the following

vi /etc/inittab

pressing enter will then display a file

using the cursor keys scroll down until you find the
line which looks like
id:5:initdefault:

above this line will be a list which shows what the possible values can
be. You need to change the 5 so the system starts up in consloe mode
( A bit like the old DOS prompt )
When you start linux the next time it will come up in this mode.
You will then be able to sort something out.

To edit the value move the cursor so it is flashing on the 5
Press the insert key twice and on the bottom line of the screen you will
see REPLACE which means that whatever you type will overwrite what is
there so press whatever key gives the full multi user mode then press
the escape key then type :wq and press enter .
now reboot.

Sorry I can't help any more than this as I have never used Debian so
perhaps some Debian user can tell you how to go from there.
By the way the advice to use Mandrake is good except that version 10 is
still only a beta release so go for Mandrake 9.2
best wishes,
norman