Very Computer

I'm having problems with the console graphics when leaving X. When I
boot into console mode everything works fine, but if I start X and then
go back into console mode the last eight (or so) rows of the screen are
not used. Instead they contain strange characters (sometimes in strange
colors too!).

I think it might have something to do with my "vga=10" option in
lilo.conf, but I'm not sure.

Does anyone know what the problem might be? Does anyone know a way to
reset the console graphics that might solve the problem? I tried the
"reset" command, but it doesn't reset the last erroneous rows.

Im running RedHat 8.0, XFree86-4.2.0-72, ncurses-5.2-28, kernel is 2.4.20.

Thanks!
/Andreas Bernsel

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Quote:> I think it might have something to do with my "vga=10" option in
> lilo.conf, but I'm not sure.

That setting shouldn't have anything to do with it.  If it was a hex
or octal number as shown in the Framebuffer HOWTO then it might.

Quote:> Does anyone know what the problem might be? Does anyone know a way to
> reset the console graphics that might solve the problem?

You can't really reset it as your arn't using any special mode to
reset.  Check out the Framebuffer HOWTO and give it a read through.
See if the options in there fix the problem.

Quote:> Im running RedHat 8.0, XFree86-4.2.0-72, ncurses-5.2-28, kernel is 2.4.20.

X and ncurses have nothing to do with the problem other then when you
kill X you have the problem.

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