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From: Ada T Lim <ada@not-enough.bandwidth.org>
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Subject: i386/3857: bios screensaver screws up screen
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>Number:         3857
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       bios screensaver screws up screen
>Confidential:   yes
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Jun 13 01:20:01 PDT 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Ada T Lim
>Organization:
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.2-STABLE i386
>Environment:
generic intel 486dx2-66
et4000w32p_rev_b - 2mb ram
12mb ram
>Description:
After screen enters screensaving mode (green) and then snapping back out again,
the screen characters are all mucked up, as if something's overwritten the
fontmap.

reloading the font with vidcontrol fixes it.

>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
Create a script to run vidcontrol *shrug*
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: