Very Computer

        I just got X-windows running under linux, but the only problem so
far is the following:

        When I exit a window manager, i.e. fvwm, I expect to return to the
text screen from which I had invoked startx, the script to run X-windows.
However, my screen becomes distorted with a flickering green pseudo-rectangle
and I can never returned to the text screen mode (console).

        I need to reboot in order to have the system running again.

        I hope somebody can help me out.  My computer consists of the
following:

        AST Advantage Plus 486dx2-66
        16 MB RAM
        ATI Mach 32 chipset on a local bus
        17" Panasonic 1795E (PanaSync) which complies with VESA standards

        I heard from a friend that ATI might cause some problems.  Is that
true, and if so, what sort of problems?  If not , what can be causing my
problem of not being able to return to text mode after exiting X-windows.

        Any remedies or utility to fix this ?  

Thanks,
Ren

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