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Bug#423014: console's last three lines become inaccessible once xdm start up



>> Section "Device"
>> 	Identifier	"Intel 82915G/GV/910GL"
>> 	Driver		"vesa"
>> 	BusID		"PCI:0:2:0"
>> EndSection
>> 
> Did you try the "i810" driver instead of "vesa"?
> Also, do you use a fb console?

This is the point where I should point out that I am not a sysadmin.
(I *have* been using X since the early '90s, so I can work out how to
use startx manually, though.)

Consequently, it'll be worth going into slightly more detail when
asking me for more information, so I know what to do to discover the
answers you need.  Relevant command-lines should suffice.

I'm guessing that if I run dpkg-reconfigure on the xserver package,
it'll ask me to select a driver and I can change from vesa to i810.

However, I've no idea how to find out whether I'm using an fb console.
I have six virtual consoles and an X session, accessible by Alt+F[1-7],
with help from Ctrl if coming from the X session.
Please suggest a command that'll reveal whether I have an fb console.

> This is weird...
ah.  Well, let's see where it goes ...
Thanks for your help,

	Eddy.



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