> Well, open is really openvt. It fiddles around with the console to > start up a program on a new virtual console. X doesn't always like > that, but it should work better than that. The vt change should > trigger X to properly cleanup the screen before the switch. I'd > say file a bug. > It's not a VT change issue. It's an old bug of the fbcon code that causes opening a VT to reset the palette on the current fb even when not in front. Ben.