Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:03:02 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: patrick.van.ratingen@web.de Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Changing default colors of syscons / kernel messages Message-ID: <20081123200302.f1d53b44.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <932463700@web.de> References: <932463700@web.de>
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On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:42:03 +0100, patrick.van.ratingen@web.de wrote: > hey again ... > ive asked, if somebody could help me with making the bootmanager, > the kernel.-booting and shutdown-process green/black colored > (like netbsd) ive get no answer yet, i hope, you can still help me ... It isn't the answer to your question, but: 1. Try do use a subject that is in relationship to your question. 2. Try to wrap your lines at approx. column 70, this makes correct quoting easier. I was free to correct them both. :-) Now regarding your question: It is possible to change the color attributes for the kernel messages which FreeBSD usually displays white on black, and OpenBSD grey on blue. As far as I remember - I tried it once -, there are makeoptions in the kernel configuration file to be set. See the handbook section about how to build a custom kernel for the correct procedures. The correct settings are mentioned in /usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES, lines 1339 cont. (1343 cont): # The following options will let you change the default colors of syscons. options SC_NORM_ATTR=(FG_GREEN|BG_BLACK) options SC_NORM_REV_ATTR=(FG_YELLOW|BG_GREEN) options SC_KERNEL_CONS_ATTR=(FG_RED|BG_BLACK) options SC_KERNEL_CONS_REV_ATTR=(FG_BLACK|BG_RED) But I'm not sure you can change the settings for the boot manager itself in an easy way. Maybe a modification of the boot loader's source code makes it possible... -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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