In message <20010918130955.A16979@flash.vaultron.com>, Andrew Gillham writes:
>Have you rebuilt X also?  The only thing that sounds relevant:
>http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2001/09/14/0041.html

I don't *think* I did, but:

>
>Module Name:	xsrc
>Committed By:	drochner
>Date:		Fri Sep 14 16:05:04 UTC 2001
>
>Modified Files:
>	xsrc/xfree/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/vgahw: vgaHW.c
>
>Log Message:
>-pull in a patch from current XFree86 CVS which causes the colormap
> to be saved/restored on screen switches on all systems
>-save all 8 font slots instead of only one

That might be relevant.  This shouldn't just be a colormap thing; big
vertical bars and such.  Still, worth testing.

-s