Don't really know what could cause it, I do know a workaround for a 
similar problem that I hat under MD7.2

If you log in "blind" to the virtual terminal and reset is (by typing 
"reset") it may fix the problem.

Regards,
        Nathan Callahan

On Thursday, June 7, 2001, at 03:02  PM, M L Cates wrote:

> I am running LM8.0, XFree3.3.6, with an Alliance AT3D video card.
> My problem is this:
> After starting X (KDE) if I do a CTRL-ALT-F1 or F2,etc. I cannot read 
> the screen.
> Also even after I shutdown X the problem remains. The screen is out of 
> sync
> basically with about 8 - 10 vertical frames displayed each about 1 inch 
> high
> stair stepped down my screen.
>
> I previously was running RH7.0 with no problem and have run Mandrake 
> 7.1 on
> this machine with no problem.
>
> Does anybody out there have any idea what could cause this?
>
> Thanks
> Mike Cates
>
>

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