[gentoo-user] Testing Xorg breaks terminal

I don't know if anyone else is experiencing this problem. I am testing various settings in the xorg.conf file. Some settings change the performance of X, others break X all together. Some setting not only break X but also corrupt all of the command line terminals. The only way I am able to

Re: [gentoo-user] Testing Xorg breaks terminal

Richard Broersma Jr wrote: I don't know if anyone else is experiencing this problem. I am testing various settings in the xorg.conf file. Some settings change the performance of X, others break X all together. Some setting not only break X but also corrupt all of the command line

Re: [gentoo-user] Testing Xorg breaks terminal

Are you running a framebuffer console? Some cards (nvidia notably) don't come back well to a framebuffer console after X has been running. Try booting to a regular console by adding vga=normal to your boot line in grub. On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:35:05 -0700 Donnie Berkholz wrote: Richard Broersma

Re: [gentoo-user] Testing Xorg breaks terminal

Are you running a framebuffer console? Some cards (nvidia notably) don't come back well to a framebuffer console after X has been running. Try booting to a regular console by adding vga=normal to your boot line in grub. Thanks, I will give it a try. Regards, Richard Broersma Jr. --