Re: funky console output (Re: [aclug-L] HELP!!!)

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have encountered some cards that have trouble switching back to text 
mode after having been in X.  Generally, I found no good workaround.
You may want to investigate the framebuffer console or svgatext
utilities, or just never leave X :-)

Jesse Kaufman <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Jeff wrote:
> >Are you able to set the console
> > back to a sane state with 'stty reset' or just 'reset'?
> 
> not at all...  tried both...
> 
> jesse
> 
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