Re: Console is screwy (shows what looks like boot log)
Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com> writes:
> Hello
>
> Brad Sims (<bmsims1@insightbb.com>) wrote:
>
>> My virtual consoles (ie F1-whatever) after a short period
>> will go screwy and show what looks like boot logs or
>> multi-color flashing garbage... I tried /c and even the reset
>> command to no avail... They are fine after a hardware reboot
>> but this is annoying... SSH works just fine, as does XFree86.
>>
>> I am running Debian Sid with latest everything <g>
>> Any ideas? 'Cause I am fresh out...
>
> Do you use any framebuffer driver? I had the same problem switching from
> XFree to a console using rivafb. Vesafb of plain text mode work
>
Hello, I'm having a similar problem and I would like to know how do I
get the kernel to use vesafb or plain text mode.
TIA,
Jorge
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