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From: Aleksandar Simic <asimic@dsl.pipex.com>
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Subject: Re: Screen goes white when switching between console and X
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On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 11:00:12AM +0930, Andrew Reid wrote: 

> The only catch is that if I switch to console mode and try and
> switch back, the screen turns black and fills bright white from the
> edges into the middle. It's quite disconcerting.


Have you tried using xrefresh(1) ? It comes with X.

Also have a look at OpenBSD FAQ entry:

* 11.6 - Tuning your monitor resolution under XFree86
  http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq11.html#XF86

I'm not sure if it will solve your problem but it's worth giving it a
try.


Good luck,

--Alex

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