Problem solved. I wrote:
> I just upgraded to etch (with xorg) from sarge (with xfree86). > Had some problems with xserver-xorg not being installed, but finally > got X running again. It seems to work fine, but when I try to switch > to a virtual terminal, I just see what appears to be a garbled and > magnified version of the X display. It's the same no matter which VT > I try. > > I know the VT is responding to the keyboard, because I can log in and > do stuff, which I can detect from the X session. I just can't see > what I'm typing. Switching back to the X session with Ctl-Alt-F7 also > works. I took another shot at Google, and found a suggestion to turn off the "UseFBDev" option in xorg.conf. That did the trick. Now switching to VT's and back works fine. -David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]