On Sun, May 19, 2002 at 03:59:19PM +0000, Matthias Scheler wrote:
> In article <20020519014025.GA2304@zoo.bernard.org>,
> 	Jim Bernard <jbernard@mines.edu> writes:
> >  OK, I just tried matching your kernel config and wscons.conf (except for
> > the number of vt's, which I have set to 4), and it didn't make any
> > difference.
> 
> Strange. I cannot really imagine that it is related to the X11 configuration
> because it happens for multiple graphic cards. But here is my X11
> configuration:

  Evidently that's not the source of the difficulty.  I tried your config
(with minimal changes for the monitor and display card), and the screen is
still black when I switch vt's or exit X.

> > The screen is still virtually black when I switch from the vt running X to
> > another one and when I exit X.  I don't use xdm.
> 
> Could you please try to use "xdm"?

  OK, I tried it---it didn't help.

  Thanks for the effort!

--Jim