diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml
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--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml
@@ -4292,6 +4292,28 @@ Please press any key to reboot.</screen>
 	      possible.</para>
 	  </answer>
 	</qandaentry>
+
+	<qandaentry>
+
+	  <indexterm>
+	    <primary>color</primary>
+	    <secondary>contrast</secondary>
+	  </indexterm>
+	  <question>
+	    <para>When <application>sysinstall</application> is used
+	      in an xterm, the yellow font is difficult to read
+	      against the light gray background.  Is there a way to
+	      provide higher contrast for this application?</para>
+	  </question>
+	  <answer>
+	    <para>If you already have X11 installed and the default
+	      colors chosen by <application>sysinstall</application>
+	      make text illegible while using xterm or rxvt, add the
+	      following to your <filename>~/.Xdefaults</filename> to
+	      get a darker background gray: <literal>XTerm*color7:
+	      #c0c0c0</literal></para>
+	  </answer>
+	</qandaentry>
       </qandaset>
     </sect2>
   </sect1>