[workaround] console-switch screws colors

[puetzk6715 at uni.edu]

Hey, I've got that problem. At least there's finally a (sort of)
workaround...

On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Brad Midgley wrote:

> 
> hi,
> 
> i've noticed (at least) with a couple of machines that use ati graphics
> that switching away from and back to X screws up the colors (using xfb). 
> fortunately, i left it that way long enough for the screensaver to kick in
> and realize it was fixed by the screensaver!
> 
> so if you switch back to x and the colors are screwed, invoke the
> screensaver:
> 
>  xset s activate
> 
> hopefully this is one of those things that will be fixed soon anyway.
> 
> Brad
> brad at pht.com | http://www.pht.com/~brad/
> 
> 

> 


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