Ok... I was able to do a workaround and get X to work with full support with a new 2.6 kernel.

However, now when I shutdown from X, the system hard locks. This happens just as the X server is switching back to a term but before text is displayed.

I don't like shuting down my computer like this...

Help.

When this happens press the numlock key, If the light still switchs The linux kernel is still active, Try switch consoles with alt-F2, alt-F3 etc. It might be as X is shutting down its not setting the console back from 7.

If the numlock light is flashing when you press the key, but nothings coming up with alt-F2 etc. Then this maybe a driver problem, and X can't reset the display ( Happened to be with the NVidia drivers ).

If numlock doesn't work then its a Kernel/X problem as The Linux kernel has crashed. ( This still can be driver related though ).

The number key fails to work.

Ok fixed the problem... it was a driver issue so thanks for pointing that out.

The FB had issues with X dumping into it when I wanted to shutdown... so I killed it off in my kernel config, recompiled and shutdown. Apon boot up I noted how not using a FB is not that bad... I use run level 4 anyway. Now from X my computer can shutdown and restart without a hic.