kvm vt's dim

[Alan Cox]

On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:15:20 -0700
Skunk Worx <skunkworx at verizon.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have several "Kontron" KVMs and if a system is booted into console 
> mode all is well...the contrast is as expected.
> 
> Desktop machines seem ok too. Contrast is fine on the VTs.
> 
> However if I boot into runlevel 5, and use ctrl-alt-fx to switch to a 
> virtual terminal, it works but the display is very dim and difficult to 
> read

Please file a bug against the X packages giving the hardware information
(unless its a binary driver). X should be restoring the video state when
switching to/from X.