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

[epilogue]

On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:30:43 -0700 (PDT)
Bill Schoolcraft <bill at wiliweld.com> wrote:

> At Fri, 29 Oct 2004 it looks like epilogue composed:
> 
> > 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?
> 
> Hmm, actually no.  I was always feeling pretty safe using the
> "ports" system.  Aren't they the same packages?

it would be a quick way to test a binary that is 'supposed' to work. 
pehaps, you compiled your port with strange options (on the CLI or via
make.conf or even pkgtools.conf)

fwiw, trying a pkg is probably easier than reinstalling your system.

also, you might want cause the problem again, then check your /var/logs
to see if anything interesting shows up in either Xorg.0.log,
console.log, messages.log...

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