Sounre like an FAQ... and it is :)
	http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/x/#xconsole

                David/absolute
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On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Brandon D. Valentine wrote:

> I've got an SS5 w/ tcx 24-bit AFX framebuffer installed.  It has a stock
> installation of NetBSD/sparc 1.5_ALPHA_ taken from the 20000620
> snapshot.  When I run X, the display is often interrupted by console
> messages which the framebuffer writes over the X desktop.  This is quite
> annoying as it means everytime I su I get my display messed up.  There
> has got to be an obvious way to solve this problem, but I haven't been
> able to find it.  How can I either redirect console messages to a window
> or ensure that these messages will not interrupt my X display?
> 
> Also, is there support for the tcx framebuffers in 24-bit mode?  Xsun24
> seems to run it in 8-bit mode.  I know how to manipulate color depths w/
> XFree for ia32 hardware, but have never done it with sparc.  I'd
> appreciate a pointer to get me started on making it work in 24-bit mode.
> 
> Brandon D. Valentine
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