>>>>> "Kenneth" == Kenneth Stailey <kstailey@leidecker.gsfc.nasa.gov> writes:

Kenneth> When X is running and I get a panic the video does not go back
Kenneth> to text mode.  ...
Kenneth> Is it possible to hack ddb to switch to text mode on a panic?

Yes, it's possible, and I've done it in the past for an et4000 board and
for a Mach32 board.  It's quite disgusting, because you essentially need
to cut&paste X server cleanup code into your kernel, and your kernel
then becomes specific to the video card in use.

==John