Slow switch from console to X with 7.x?

[Warren Block]

Just switched a 6.3 system to 7-STABLE and then csupped and rebuilt all 
ports.  No CPU optimizations in /etc/make.conf.

The only serious difference seems to be switching from a text console to 
X (Alt-F9).  Graphic mode screen shows immediately (but not completely, 
looks like the wrong bit depth) and then there's a lag of about five 
seconds, then the screen is is drawn correctly.

That switch took a second or so on 6.3.  No difference with or without 
VESA/SC_PIXEL_MODE in the kernel, and switching from X to a text console 
(Ctrl-Alt-F1) seems the same as before, about a second.

A couple of searches didn't help, but it's hard to pick the right search 
terms for this.

Is a slow switch from console to X expected behavior with 7.x or is 
there something that can be done?


FreeBSD speedy.wonkity.com 7.0-STABLE FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE #0: Mon Jun 23 
09:20:32 MDT 2008 
root at speedy.wonkity.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SPEEDY  i386

FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE #0: Mon Jun 23 09:20:32 MDT 2008
     root at speedy.wonkity.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SPEEDY
Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3000+ (2108.96-MHz 686-class CPU)
...
vgapci0: <VGA-compatible display> mem 
0xdc000000-0xddffffff,0xdfefc000-0xdfefffff,0xdf000000-0xdf7fffff irq 16 
at device 0.0 on pci1
...
sc0: <System console> at flags 0x100 on isa0
sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300>
vga0: <Generic ISA VGA> at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0

xf86-video-mga-1.9.100  (I think I tried 1.4.7 during the port rebuild 
with the same behavior.)

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA