>I believe you, although... why doesn't it happen with 2.2.17? vconsole >buffers in a different place in memory, I suppose? Vgacon has pretty much not changed. As for going from graphics mode and back it is quite complex and the X server handles all of it. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/