Magnus <me@privacy.net> writes:

> I am frequently using the console instead of X.
>
> I have been using both kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x though the same problem
> appears rather often i.e. the bottom 1/3 of the console looks strange and I
> can only use 2/3 of the console for editing and command line etc. It does
> not help to type e.g. "clear" or "tput clear"...
>
> Is this a well known problem? I am not using any frame buffer features.

I've never seen it. Does it affect all of the pseudo-terminals at the
same time? If you log out and back in does the screen return to normal?
Can you reproduce it the same way every time or is it random?