Subject: Re: 19990131 snapshot & color?
To: Allen Briggs <briggs@canolog.ninthwonder.com>
From: Jukka Marin <jmarin@pyy.jmp.fi>
List: port-i386
Date: 02/24/1999 09:14:13
On Tue, Feb 23, 1999 at 10:08:48PM -0500, Allen Briggs wrote:
> Hi.  I just installed the 19990131 snapshot (using a 1.3 floppy
> because the two-floppy sysinst crashed right before writing the
> disklabel, etc.  with a /: file system full error--is this known,
> or should I send-pr?).

I think it has been discussed before.. I saw that too, had to use the
1.3.3 install disk instead (with the problems it has ;)

> It looks good, except for one thing.  I'm using a mono VGA monitor
> right now, and at the beginning of the boot, the text changes to
> a really faint grey.  What color is this supposed to be, and why
> is it changing colors "for" me? I assume this is wscons-related...
> What's going on, and why?  How can I change it easily?

wscons seems to use green color for kernel messages (the ones that
were printed on red background by pcvt).  Actually, the green looks
cool :-) on my laptop but I can imagine it get's almost unreadable
on certain monitors..

No, I have no idea of how to change it.

  -jm