diff +requires kdsetmode_kdgetmode
diff -urNX dontdiff linux-2.6.5/drivers/char/vt.c linux/drivers/char/vt.c
--- linux-2.6.5/drivers/char/vt.c	2004-04-03 22:38:04.000000000 -0500
+++ linux/drivers/char/vt.c	2004-05-02 20:48:06.000000000 -0400
@@ -2657,11 +2657,23 @@
 {
 	int i, j = -1;
 	const char *desc;
+	unsigned char saved_kdmode[MAX_NR_CONSOLES]; 
 
 	acquire_console_sem();
 
+	for (i = first; i <= last; i++) {
+    		if (vc_cons[i].d && vc_cons[i].d->vc_sw && CON_IS_VISIBLE(vc_cons[i].d)) {
+			saved_kdmode[i] = vt_kdgetmode(i);
+			vt_kdsetmode(i, KD_GRAPHICS);
+		}
+	}
+
 	desc = csw->con_startup();
 	if (!desc) {
+		for (i = first; i <= last; i++) {
+    			if (vc_cons[i].d && vc_cons[i].d->vc_sw && CON_IS_VISIBLE(vc_cons[i].d))
+				vt_kdsetmode(i, saved_kdmode[i]);
+		}
 		release_console_sem();
 		return;
 	}
@@ -2670,7 +2682,6 @@
 
 	for (i = first; i <= last; i++) {
 		int old_was_color;
-		int currcons = i;
 
 		con_driver_map[i] = csw;
 
@@ -2678,8 +2689,6 @@
 			continue;
 
 		j = i;
-		if (IS_VISIBLE)
-			save_screen(i);
 		old_was_color = vc_cons[i].d->vc_can_do_color;
 		vc_cons[i].d->vc_sw->con_deinit(vc_cons[i].d);
 		visual_init(i, 0);
@@ -2692,8 +2701,8 @@
 		if (old_was_color != vc_cons[i].d->vc_can_do_color)
 			clear_buffer_attributes(i);
 
-		if (IS_VISIBLE)
-			update_screen(i);
+		if (CON_IS_VISIBLE(vc_cons[i].d)) 
+			vt_kdsetmode(i, saved_kdmode[i]);
 	}
 	printk("Console: switching ");
 	if (!deflt)