Am 24.12.2010, 02:48 Uhr, schrieb Mark Duckworth 
<mduckworth@atari-source.org>:
[1]+  Stopped                 xaaes
root@washi:/root>fg
xaaes
When I type fg, it continues, but the console still bleeds through 
and overwrites the screen.  keystrokes get directed into the console 
too as well as jinnee or whatever app is topped.  Then jinnee will 
start.  Open and close a drive window or two and the screen will turn 
completely black....
This is with nvdi and mode 0x4325
I am posting this to the mint list too in case the prob is related to 
xaaes...
Any ideas?
Looks as you're not having xconout2 installed.