# Re: Background color Framebuffer console

- From: Anatolij Gustschin \<agust@denx.de\>
- Date: 2008-08-21 12:12:35 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2008/08/13458669
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2008/08/13458668/t.md

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Amol Lad wrote:

> After enabling console on framebuffer, the background color is "blue"

background color should be "black" by default. What is the endianness
of your host CPU and of the frame buffer?

> . How can I change this color (to say black) ? Is this color specified
> by vc->vc_video_erase_char ?

To set black background try

# echo -e "\033[40m" > /dev/tty0

You could also try to set other bg colors and see what happens:

# for ((i = 40; i < 51; i++)) do echo -e "\033[${i}m > /dev/tty0"; done

No, it is not specified by vc->vc_video_erase_char but by upper nibble
of vc->vc_color, IIRC.

Best Regards,
Anatolij


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