From: wong@cs.tu-berlin.de (Wolfgang Jung) Subject: Re: Xfree 1.2 leaves screen in graph-mode after exit, runx !work Date: 14 Apr 1993 14:04:45 GMT
Subject: Re: Xfree 1.2 leaves screen in graph-mode after exit, runx !work
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
References: <1993Apr11.054139.1007@amscons.com>
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Bob Amstadt (bob@amscons.com) wrote:
: ado@bigcomm.gun.de (Christoph Adomeit) writes:
: : the newest version of xfree leaves my et4000 card in graphics mode after
: : exit. I also can't change VTY's, because they only contain of garbaged data
: : in VGA-Mode.
: : The old xfree has had similar problems, but I could solve them by using
: : "runx" from the vgalib distribution. This doesn't work anymore too.
: : Any ideas ?
: Add MGA cards to those affected by this problem.
: --
: Bob Amstadt
: bob@amscons.com
Try fixing it with using fontpack I had Success in that.
BTW
Who knows where a VGA Card stores its Textmode Fonts (CodePages}
It might be that the normal console Switching stuff won't restore
codepages or save codepages..
Gruss
Wolfgang