X and console

I just upgraded X from version 4 to 4.02 I was using 3.36 and switch to 4 to get AA and other new options any way now when I type alt-ctl- f1 to get a console from X it's in graphic mode and not test mode and I can't do anything ]I'm using a voodoo 3 3500 card and running suse 7 in 2.4.2 and 2.2.18 could this be a frambuffer problem? also how do I setup AA and how do I know if it's working? thanks magnum