5.2.1, installed Mozilla -- X reverses background colors when used!!

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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:59:52 -0700 (PDT)
Bill Schoolcraft <runfreebsd at yahoo.com> wrote:

> At Fri, 29 Oct 2004 it looks like Volker Eckert composed:
> 
> > On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 05:57:59AM -0700, Bill Schoolcraft wrote:
> > > ...
> > > I have run 5.2.1 successfully on many machines and X is actually
> > > working fine except when I use Mozilla as installed from ports.
> > >
> > > The whole background turns into a "negative" and so does the
> > > Mozilla browser.  All returns to normal once I exit Mozilla.
>
> I may go and install 4.10 and see what happens.  4.10 failed to
> install when the installation kernel hit the parallel port...
> Install/Kernel just wedged shut.

have you considered installing moz via packages?