--- smage/trunk/core/slim/mcore/files/slim.rc	2011/02/04 21:43:23	1271
+++ smage/trunk/core/slim/mcore/files/slim.rc	2011/03/10 21:16:22	1654
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
                 ;;
 	stop)
 		rc_print "Stopping slim ..."
-		start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exe /usr/bin/slim
+		#start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec /usr/bin/slim
+		# use killall here to prevent flickers of fbsplash while switching vts on killing
+		killall /usr/bin/slim
 		evaluate_retval
 
 # 		# chvt to 1