diff -up xf86-video-intel-20090909/src/drmmode_display.c.copy-fb xf86-video-intel-20090909/src/drmmode_display.c
--- xf86-video-intel-20090909/src/drmmode_display.c.copy-fb	2009-09-24 09:30:40.000000000 +1000
+++ xf86-video-intel-20090909/src/drmmode_display.c	2009-09-24 09:30:56.000000000 +1000
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+
 #include "xorgVersion.h"
 
 #include "i830.h"
@@ -314,7 +316,7 @@ drmmode_set_mode_major(xf86CrtcPtr crtc,
 	unsigned int pitch = pScrn->displayWidth * pI830->cpp;
 
 	if (drmmode->fb_id == 0) {
-		ret = drmModeAddFB(drmmode->fd,
+ 		ret = drmModeAddFB(drmmode->fd,
 				   pScrn->virtualX, pScrn->virtualY,
 				   pScrn->depth, pScrn->bitsPerPixel,
 				   pitch, pI830->front_buffer->bo->handle,
@@ -912,6 +914,13 @@ drmmode_output_dpms(xf86OutputPtr output
 	drmmode_ptr drmmode = drmmode_output->drmmode;
 	int i;
 	drmModePropertyPtr props;
+	I830Ptr     pI830 = I830PTR(output->scrn);
+
+	/* xf86Crtc.c calls dpms off in set desired modes, so ignore
+	 * the request if we're starting up. */
+
+	if (pI830->starting)
+		return;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < koutput->count_props; i++) {
 		props = drmModeGetProperty(drmmode->fd, koutput->props[i]);
@@ -1363,6 +1372,8 @@ drmmode_xf86crtc_resize (ScrnInfoPtr scr
 	if (old_front)
 		i830_free_memory(scrn, old_front);
 
+	scrn->canDoBGNoneRoot = TRUE;
+
 	return TRUE;
 
  fail:
@@ -1402,6 +1413,7 @@ Bool drmmode_pre_init(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn,
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
+	scrn->canDoBGNoneRoot = TRUE;
 	xf86CrtcSetSizeRange(pScrn, 320, 200, drmmode->mode_res->max_width,
 			     drmmode->mode_res->max_height);
 	for (i = 0; i < drmmode->mode_res->count_crtcs; i++)
@@ -1422,3 +1434,98 @@ drmmode_get_pipe_from_crtc_id(drm_intel_
 
 	return drm_intel_get_pipe_from_crtc_id (bufmgr, drmmode_crtc->mode_crtc->crtc_id);
 }
+
+static PixmapPtr
+drmmode_create_pixmap_for_fbcon(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
+{
+	xf86CrtcConfigPtr xf86_config = XF86_CRTC_CONFIG_PTR(pScrn);
+	drmmode_crtc_private_ptr drmmode_crtc = xf86_config->crtc[0]->driver_private;
+	ScreenPtr pScreen = screenInfo.screens[pScrn->scrnIndex];
+	drmmode_ptr drmmode = drmmode_crtc->drmmode;
+	I830Ptr pI830 = I830PTR(pScrn);
+	drmModeFBPtr fbcon;
+	struct drm_gem_flink flink;
+	drm_intel_bo *bo;
+	PixmapPtr pixmap = NULL;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < drmmode->mode_res->count_crtcs; i++) {
+		drmmode_crtc = xf86_config->crtc[i]->driver_private;
+		if (drmmode_crtc->mode_crtc->buffer_id == 0)
+			continue;
+		fbcon = drmModeGetFB(drmmode->fd,
+				     drmmode_crtc->mode_crtc->buffer_id);
+		if (fbcon != NULL)
+			break;
+	}
+	if (i == drmmode->mode_res->count_crtcs)
+		return NULL;
+
+	flink.handle = fbcon->handle;
+	if (ioctl(drmmode->fd, DRM_IOCTL_GEM_FLINK, &flink) < 0) {
+		xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_ERROR,
+			   "Couldn't flink fbcon handle\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	bo = drm_intel_bo_gem_create_from_name(pI830->bufmgr,
+					       "fbcon", flink.name);
+	if (bo == NULL) {
+		xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_ERROR,
+			   "Couldn't allocate bo for fbcon handle\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	pixmap = GetScratchPixmapHeader(pScreen,
+					fbcon->width, fbcon->height,
+					fbcon->depth, fbcon->bpp,
+					fbcon->pitch, NULL);
+	if (pixmap == NULL) {
+		xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_ERROR,
+			   "Couldn't allocate pixmap fbcon contents\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	i830_set_pixmap_bo(pixmap, bo);
+	drm_intel_bo_unreference(bo);
+	drmModeFreeFB(fbcon);
+
+	return pixmap;
+}
+
+void drmmode_copy_fb(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
+{
+	ScreenPtr pScreen = screenInfo.screens[pScrn->scrnIndex];
+	I830Ptr pI830 = I830PTR(pScrn);
+	PixmapPtr src, dst;
+	unsigned int pitch = pScrn->displayWidth * pI830->cpp;
+
+	src = drmmode_create_pixmap_for_fbcon(pScrn);
+	if (src == NULL) {
+		xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_ERROR,
+			   "Couldn't create pixmap for fbcon\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* We dont have a screen Pixmap yet */
+	dst = GetScratchPixmapHeader(pScreen,
+				     pScrn->virtualX, pScrn->virtualY,
+				     pScrn->depth, pScrn->bitsPerPixel,
+				     pitch,
+				     NULL);
+	i830_set_pixmap_bo(dst, pI830->front_buffer->bo);
+
+	pI830->uxa_driver->prepare_copy(src, dst, -1, -1, GXcopy, FB_ALLONES);
+
+	pI830->uxa_driver->copy(dst, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+				pScrn->virtualX, pScrn->virtualY);
+
+	pI830->uxa_driver->done_copy(dst);
+
+	I830EmitFlush(pScrn);
+	intel_batch_flush(pScrn, TRUE);
+
+	(*pScreen->DestroyPixmap)(src);
+	(*pScreen->DestroyPixmap)(dst);
+}
+
diff -up xf86-video-intel-20090909/src/i830_driver.c.copy-fb xf86-video-intel-20090909/src/i830_driver.c
--- xf86-video-intel-20090909/src/i830_driver.c.copy-fb	2009-09-09 21:40:15.000000000 +1000
+++ xf86-video-intel-20090909/src/i830_driver.c	2009-09-24 09:30:40.000000000 +1000
@@ -3054,6 +3054,8 @@ I830EnterVT(int scrnIndex, int flags)
        /* Clear the framebuffer */
        memset(pI830->FbBase + pScrn->fbOffset, 0,
 	      pScrn->virtualY * pScrn->displayWidth * pI830->cpp);
+   } else {
+	drmmode_copy_fb(pScrn);
    }
 
    if (!xf86SetDesiredModes (pScrn))
diff -up xf86-video-intel-20090909/src/i830.h.copy-fb xf86-video-intel-20090909/src/i830.h
--- xf86-video-intel-20090909/src/i830.h.copy-fb	2009-09-09 21:40:15.000000000 +1000
+++ xf86-video-intel-20090909/src/i830.h	2009-09-24 09:30:40.000000000 +1000
@@ -694,6 +694,7 @@ void I830DRI2CloseScreen(ScreenPtr pScre
 extern Bool drmmode_pre_init(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int fd, int cpp);
 extern int drmmode_get_pipe_from_crtc_id(drm_intel_bufmgr *bufmgr, xf86CrtcPtr crtc);
 extern int drmmode_output_dpms_status(xf86OutputPtr output);
+extern void drmmode_copy_fb(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn);
 void
 drmmode_crtc_set_cursor_bo(xf86CrtcPtr crtc, dri_bo *cursor);