Topic: Monochrome output

[TheRealWaldo]

What's a quick and dirty way to set up V5.1.2 with monochrome output, and ensure it remains in mono?  Currently, half of the output is invisable on my server consoles.

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[Michael Herger]

I think you could edit /etc/e-smith/web/common/css/manager.css. Or use Opera in "User Mode" with no user defined style sheet .

Michael

[TheRealWaldo]

How will this affect the output of the redhat interface?  It might help in the lynx HTML output, but won't help anywhere else.

I specifically need the STDOUT interface entirely in mono.

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[TheRealWaldo]

Anybody?  Please, the software is useless to me currently.  I need the local interface and shell in Mono, not the external web client interface.  I've looked everywhere and can't find a non-color boot image, or any option yet for e-smith to operate in mono.  Am I just SOL and waisting my time thinking I should purchase servicelink?

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[Gary Parker]

What particular application is it that you want to run in monochrome?

If it's just output from ls that's a problem you can set it up to not use colour.

Edit /etc/DIR_COLORS and change the first uncommented line from:

COLOR tty

to

COLOR none

Beyond that I suppose you could turn off ANSI color in whatever comms package you're using to access you SME box. I use SecureCRT and it's on the Options -> Session Options -> Emulation menu.

Gary

[Geoff Bennion]

I guess, correct me if I'm wrong, that what he is trying to do is use a CRT MONO monitor attached to the server to install.
( So the Red buttons etc.. on the install screen appear in a nice grey colour. )

[Gary Parker]

Ahaaa.....

Yeah...I have the same problem...this is a *very* unscientific workaround, but I found that if I turned the brightness all the way up on the monitor I could just about see the different colours for long enough to install it...after that I do everything via SSH from a PC with nice screen....

Gary

[TheRealWaldo]

Geoff got it close to correct.

It is a TRUE Monochrome monitor on the server, contrast/brightness do not apply.  It is not a grey scale.

No, not for installation, but for ongoing maintenance.  Local/direct access only.  Accessing remotely is not an issue, as color monitors are abundant on my terminals.  

*nix flavors normally come with a color root and a mono root installation disk, which set the kernel to default all output to color or mono.  This is what I need.  Not just ls output, but ALL output.  The original E-smith installation I used was mono across the board, and had no issues.

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