On Sat, Sep 22, 2001 at 01:16:27PM -0700, David Bronaugh wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This is re Andreas Karrenbauer's prob.. perhaps it's a bit off topic, but
> it might help...
> 
> Have you tried logging in via SSH and killing off and starting X via that?
> I have had a fair degree of success restoring graphics mode that way
> (though text mode stays hosed).
> 
> As I said, I don't know if it's relevant (or even safe, registers could
> change and not be restored), but so far as I can see it could really help
> with devel time.

I've found that if you use a framebuffer, rather than a VGA text
console, the text-mode won't get 'hosed'.  If its an inconvience to you,
you might try this.
-- 
-Steven
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
                        -- George Orwell
Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. War is peace.
                        -- George Orwell

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