diff --git a/lib/make/mb_autoexec.mk b/lib/make/mb_autoexec.mk
index 18d015e..32eff52 100644
--- a/lib/make/mb_autoexec.mk
+++ b/lib/make/mb_autoexec.mk
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_VERSION,"Print O
 MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_PATH ?= on
 MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_PATH,"Print search path on boot.",$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_PATH))
 
-MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_PROLOG ?= on
-MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_PROLOG,"Print msxbuild prolog on boot.",$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_PROLOG))
+MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_INIT ?= on
+MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_INIT,"Print msxbuild init message on boot.",$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_INIT))
 
-MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_CONFIG ?= on
-MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_CONFIG,"Print host config on boot.",$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_CONFIG))
+MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_HOST ?= on
+MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_HOST,"Print host machine on boot.",$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_HOST))
+
+MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_USER ?= on
+MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_USER,"Print host user on boot.",$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_USER))
 
 MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_FOLDER ?= on
 MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_FOLDER,"Print host folder on boot.",$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_FOLDER))
@@ -35,8 +38,15 @@ MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_AUTOEXEC_SAFE_CMD_TIMEOUT,"Saf
 MB_AUTOEXEC_SAFE_CMD_EXITCODE ?= 1
 MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_AUTOEXEC_SAFE_CMD_EXITCODE,"Safe command execution failure exit code.",$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SAFE_CMD_EXITCODE))
 
-MB_AUTOEXEC_STARTUP_PROLOG ?= mb::boot MSXBUILD UID $(USER)
-MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_AUTOEXEC_STARTUP_PROLOG,"Boot prolog user postfix.",$(MB_AUTOEXEC_STARTUP_PROLOG))
+MB_AUTOEXEC_STARTUP_NOTE ?=
+MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_AUTOEXEC_STARTUP_NOTE,"When set this startup note message is shown.",$(MB_AUTOEXEC_STARTUP_NOTE))
+
+MB_AUTOEXEC_COLOR_FG ?= 151
+MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_AUTOEXEC_COLOR_FG,"Default foreground color if none is given.",$(MB_AUTOEXEC_COLOR_FG))
+
+MB_AUTOEXEC_COLOR_BG ?= 000
+MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_AUTOEXEC_COLOR_BG,"Default background color if none if given.",$(MB_AUTOEXEC_COLOR_BG))
+
 
 define mb_autoexec_append_cmd
 	echo "$(2)\r" >> $(1)/autoexec.bat
@@ -100,22 +110,24 @@ MB_DOC_HELP_FUNCTION += $(call mb_doc_function,mb_autoexec_append_safe_cmd,"Appe
 
 define _mb_autoexec_write_preboot
 	$(call mb_autoexec_append_cmd,$(1),$(2)mbboot80)
-	$(call mb_autoexec_append_cmd,$(1),$(2)omsxctl boot_exec_color_vdp)
-	$(if $(filter on,$(MB_FLIGHT_VIDEO)),$(call mb_autoexec_append_save_video,$(1)))
+	$(call mb_autoexec_append_cmd,$(1),$(2)omsxctl boot_exec_setcolor $(if $(3),$(3),$(MB_AUTOEXEC_COLOR_FG)) $(if $(4),$(4),$(MB_AUTOEXEC_COLOR_BG)))
 	$(call mb_autoexec_append_cmd,$(1),$(2)omsxctl fail_after $(MB_AUTOEXEC_STARTUP_TIMEOUT) seconds err_exec $(MB_AUTOEXEC_STARTUP_EXITCODE))
+	$(if $(filter on,$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_INIT)),$(call mb_autoexec_append_cmd,$(1),$(2)omsxctl boot_exec_show_init))
+	$(if $(filter on,$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_VERSION)),$(call mb_autoexec_append_cmd,$(1),ver))
+	$(if $(wildcard $(1)/utils),$(call mb_autoexec_append_cmd,$(1),PATH + A:\UTILS))
 endef
 
 define mb_autoexec_write_default
 	@echo === Writing autoexec.bat for $@
 	@echo -n "" > $(1)/autoexec.bat
-	$(if $(wildcard $(1)/utils),$(call _mb_autoexec_write_preboot,$(1),utils\),$(call _mb_autoexec_write_preboot,$(1)))
-	$(if $(filter on,$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_VERSION)),$(call mb_autoexec_append_cmd,$(1),ver))
-	$(if $(wildcard $(1)/utils),$(call mb_autoexec_append_cmd,$(1),PATH + A:\UTILS))
-	$(if $(filter on,$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_PATH)),$(call mb_autoexec_append_cmd,$(1),PATH))
-	$(if $(filter on,$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_PROLOG)),$(call mb_autoexec_append_echo,$(1),$(MB_AUTOEXEC_STARTUP_PROLOG)))
-	$(if $(filter on,$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_CONFIG)),$(call mb_autoexec_append_cmd,$(1),omsxctl boot_exec_config_info))
-	$(if $(filter on,$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_FOLDER)),$(call mb_autoexec_append_echo,$(1),mb::path $(1)))
+	$(if $(wildcard $(1)/utils),$(call _mb_autoexec_write_preboot,$(1),utils\,$(2),$(3)),$(call _mb_autoexec_write_preboot,$(1),,$(2),$(3)))
+	$(if $(MB_AUTOEXEC_STARTUP_NOTE),$(call mb_autoexec_append_echo,$(1),mb::note $(MB_AUTOEXEC_STARTUP_NOTE)))
+	$(if $(filter on,$(MB_FLIGHT_VIDEO)),$(call mb_autoexec_append_save_video,$(1)))
+	$(if $(filter on,$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_HOST)),$(call mb_autoexec_append_cmd,$(1),omsxctl boot_exec_show_host))
+	$(if $(filter on,$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_PATH)),$(call mb_autoexec_append_cmd,$(1),echo mb::path %PATH%))
+	$(if $(filter on,$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_USER)),$(call mb_autoexec_append_echo,$(1),mb::user $(USER)))
+	$(if $(filter on,$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_FOLDER)),$(call mb_autoexec_append_echo,$(1),mb::bath $(1)))
 	$(if $(filter on,$(MB_AUTOEXEC_SHOW_TARGET)),$(call mb_autoexec_append_echo,$(1),mb::pipe $@))
 endef
-MB_DOC_HELP_FUNCTION += $(call mb_doc_function,mb_autoexec_write_default,"Write a default autoexec.bat file.","<dir>")
+MB_DOC_HELP_FUNCTION += $(call mb_doc_function,mb_autoexec_write_default,"Write a default autoexec.bat file.","<dir> [fg-color] [bg-color]")
 
diff --git a/lib/make/mb_flight.mk b/lib/make/mb_flight.mk
index ad363af..edcd35e 100644
--- a/lib/make/mb_flight.mk
+++ b/lib/make/mb_flight.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_FLIGHT_SEPERATOR,"File and ind
 MB_FLIGHT_RECORD_FLAG ?= -doublesize
 MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_FLIGHT_RECORD_FLAG,"Command parameter flag of the video recorder.",$(MB_FLIGHT_RECORD_FLAG))
 
-MB_FLIGHT_VIDEO_NAME ?= flight-video
+MB_FLIGHT_VIDEO_NAME ?= night-flight
 MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_FLIGHT_VIDEO_NAME,"Video file name of the final result merged video.",$(MB_FLIGHT_VIDEO_NAME))
 
 define mb_flight_video_merge
diff --git a/lib/make/mb_msxpipe.mk b/lib/make/mb_msxpipe.mk
index 2576ab3..fe924ff 100644
--- a/lib/make/mb_msxpipe.mk
+++ b/lib/make/mb_msxpipe.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,25 @@
 
+MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_FG_SAFE_CMD ?= 116
+MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_FG_SAFE_CMD,"Foreground color of safe command session pipe.",$(MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_FG_SAFE_CMD))
+
+MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_BG_SAFE_CMD ?= 000
+MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_BG_SAFE_CMD,"Background color of safe command session pipe.",$(MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_BG_SAFE_CMD))
+
+MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_FG_SAFE_TEST ?= 511
+MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_FG_SAFE_TEST,"Foreground color of safe test session pipe.",$(MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_FG_SAFE_TEST))
+
+MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_BG_SAFE_TEST ?= 000
+MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_BG_SAFE_TEST,"Background color of safe test session pipe.",$(MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_BG_SAFE_TEST))
+
+MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_FG_RUN_GUI ?= 151
+MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_FG_RUN_GUI,"Foreground color of run gui session pipe.",$(MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_FG_RUN_GUI))
+
+MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_BG_RUN_GUI ?= 000
+MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_BG_RUN_GUI,"Background color of run gui session pipe.",$(MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_BG_RUN_GUI))
+
+
 define mb_msxpipe_safe_cmd
-	$(call mb_autoexec_write_default,$(1))
+	$(call mb_autoexec_write_default,$(1),$(MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_FG_SAFE_CMD),$(MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_BG_SAFE_CMD))
 	$(call mb_autoexec_append_safe_cmd,$(1),$(2))
 	$(call mb_autoexec_append_exit,$(1))
 	$(call mb_openmsx_dosctl,$(1),$(3))
@@ -8,7 +27,7 @@ endef
 MB_DOC_HELP_FUNCTION += $(call mb_doc_function,mb_msxpipe_safe_cmd,"Runs openMSX and safely executes one command.","<dir> <cmd> [machine]")
 
 define mb_msxpipe_safe_test
-	$(call mb_autoexec_write_default,$(1))
+	$(call mb_autoexec_write_default,$(1),$(MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_FG_SAFE_TEST),$(MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_BG_SAFE_TEST))
 	$(call mb_autoexec_append_safe_test,$(1),$(2))
 	$(call mb_autoexec_append_exit,$(1))
 	$(call mb_openmsx_dosctl,$(1),$(3))
@@ -16,7 +35,7 @@ endef
 MB_DOC_HELP_FUNCTION += $(call mb_doc_function,mb_msxpipe_safe_test,"Runs openMSX and safely executes one test.","<dir> <cmd> [machine]")
 
 define _mb_msxpipe_run_gui
-	$(call mb_autoexec_write_default,$(1))
+	$(call mb_autoexec_write_default,$(1),$(MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_FG_RUN_GUI),$(MB_MSXPIPE_COLOR_BG_RUN_GUI))
 	$(call mb_autoexec_append_stop_fail,$(1))
 	$(call mb_autoexec_append_show_gui,$(1))
 	$(if $(filter mouse,$(4)),$(call mb_autoexec_append_joyporta_mouse,$(1)))
diff --git a/lib/make/mb_openmsx.mk b/lib/make/mb_openmsx.mk
index c902180..662b76a 100644
--- a/lib/make/mb_openmsx.mk
+++ b/lib/make/mb_openmsx.mk
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_OPENMSX_HEADLESS,"Controls if
 MB_OPENMSX_RENDERER ?= SDLGL-PP
 MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,MB_OPENMSX_RENDERER,"The gui renderer used to display the window head with.",$(MB_OPENMSX_RENDERER))
 
-MB_OPENMSX_VDP_FG        ?= 151
-MB_OPENMSX_VDP_BG        ?= 000
-
-
 define mb_openmsx_setup
 	$(if $(wildcard $(1)-omsx),,$(call mb_mkdir,$(1)-omsx))
 	$(if $(wildcard $(1)-omsx/stdio.xml),,$(call mb_copy,$(PATH_MSXBUILD_REAL)/lib/openmsx/stdio.xml,$(1)-omsx))
@@ -70,8 +66,6 @@ define _mb_openmsx_run
 	NF_PREFIX=$(MB_FLIGHT_PREFIX) \
 	NF_SEPERATOR=$(MB_FLIGHT_SEPERATOR) \
 	NF_RECORD_FLAG=$(MB_FLIGHT_RECORD_FLAG) \
-	VDP_FG=$(MB_OPENMSX_VDP_FG) \
-	VDP_BG=$(MB_OPENMSX_VDP_BG) \
 	OPENMSX_HOME="$(1)-omsx" \
 	$(PATH_OPENMSX)/openmsx \
 		-machine $(2) \
diff --git a/lib/openmsx/share/scripts/boot_exec.tcl b/lib/openmsx/share/scripts/boot_exec.tcl
index 3463c57..01ef116 100644
--- a/lib/openmsx/share/scripts/boot_exec.tcl
+++ b/lib/openmsx/share/scripts/boot_exec.tcl
@@ -2,58 +2,44 @@
 #
 # Adds the following commands to openMSX;
 #
-# 'boot_exec_color_vdp <vdp_fg> <vdp_bg>'
+# 'boot_exec_setcolor <vdp_fg> <vdp_bg>'
 # Sets the VDP colors to defaults or supplied colors.
 #
-# 'boot_exec_config_info'
-# Displays machine and openMSX version on one line.
+# 'boot_exec_show_host'
+# Displays machine boot line message.
 #
-# Supported environment variables by this script;
-#
-# VDP_FG=111
-# Override the default vdp foreground color.
-#
-# VDP_BG=369
-# Override the default vdp background color.
+# 'boot_exec_show_init'
+# Displays MSXBUILD openMSX version boot line message.
 #
 
-set boot_exec_color_vdp_fg "777"
-set boot_exec_color_vdp_bg "000"
-
-proc boot_exec_color_vdp {{vdp_fg 0} {vdp_bg 0}} {
-	global boot_exec_color_vdp_fg
-	global boot_exec_color_vdp_bg
+proc boot_exec_setcolor {{vdp_fg 0} {vdp_bg 0}} {
 	if {$vdp_fg != 0} {
 		set color_vdp_fg $vdp_fg
 	} else {
-		set color_vdp_fg $boot_exec_color_vdp_fg
+		set color_vdp_fg "777"
 	}
 	if {$vdp_bg != 0} {
 		set color_vdp_bg $vdp_bg
 	} else {
-		set color_vdp_bg $boot_exec_color_vdp_bg
+		set color_vdp_bg "000"
 	}
 	if {([vdpreg 8] != 0) || ([vdpreg 16] != 0)} {
 		setcolor 15 $color_vdp_fg
 		setcolor 4 $color_vdp_bg
-		return "mb::boot color vdp fg $color_vdp_fg bg $color_vdp_bg"
+		return "mb::boot color fg $color_vdp_fg bg $color_vdp_bg"
 	} else {
 		return "mb::boot color MSX1"
 	}
 }
 
-proc boot_exec_config_info {} {
+proc boot_exec_show_host {} {
 	set result "mb::host "
 	append result [machine_info config_name]
-	append result " on "
-	append result [openmsx_info version]
 	return $result
 }
 
-if {[info exists ::env(VDP_FG)] && ([string trim $::env(VDP_FG)] != "")} {
-	set boot_exec_color_vdp_fg [string trim $::env(VDP_FG)]
-}
-
-if {[info exists ::env(VDP_BG)] && ([string trim $::env(VDP_BG)] != "")} {
-	set boot_exec_color_vdp_bg [string trim $::env(VDP_BG)]
+proc boot_exec_show_init {} {
+	set result "mb::init MSXBUILD on "
+	append result [openmsx_info version]
+	return $result
 }
diff --git a/src/dist-qa-msx1/0module.mk b/src/dist-qa-msx1/0module.mk
index c253f94..d708011 100644
--- a/src/dist-qa-msx1/0module.mk
+++ b/src/dist-qa-msx1/0module.mk
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 
 DIST_QA_MSX1_MACHINE ?= Canon_V-20
+MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,DIST_QA_MSX1_MACHINE,"The machine to run the $(DIST_QA_MSX1_MOD) module.",$(DIST_QA_MSX1_MACHINE))
+
 DIST_QA_MSX1_MOD     := dist-qa-msx1
 DIST_QA_MSX1_SRC     := $(PATH_SRC)/$(DIST_QA_MSX1_MOD)
 DIST_QA_MSX1_BIN     := $(PATH_BIN)/$(DIST_QA_MSX1_MOD)
 DIST_QA_MSX1_DEPS    := $(subst dist,$(DIST_QA_MSX1_MOD),$(DIST_DEPS))
-MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE += $(call mb_doc_variable,DIST_QA_MSX1_MACHINE,"The machine to run the $(DIST_QA_MSX1_MOD) module.",$(DIST_QA_MSX1_MACHINE))
 
 $(DIST_QA_MSX1_BIN): | $(PATH_BIN)/@prepare
 	$(call mb_mkdir,$(DIST_QA_MSX1_BIN))
diff --git a/src/dist-qa-msxhub/0module.mk b/src/dist-qa-msxhub/0module.mk
index 223f516..9d3b0c7 100644
--- a/src/dist-qa-msxhub/0module.mk
+++ b/src/dist-qa-msxhub/0module.mk
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 
 DIST_QA_MSXHUB_MACHINE ?= Boosted_MSX2+_JP
+MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE   += $(call mb_doc_variable,DIST_QA_MSXHUB_MACHINE,"The machine to run the $(DIST_QA_MSXHUB_MOD) module.",$(DIST_QA_MSXHUB_MACHINE))
+
 DIST_QA_MSXHUB_MOD     := dist-qa-msxhub
 DIST_QA_MSXHUB_SRC     := $(PATH_SRC)/$(DIST_QA_MSXHUB_MOD)
 DIST_QA_MSXHUB_BIN     := $(PATH_BIN)/$(DIST_QA_MSXHUB_MOD)
 DIST_QA_MSXHUB_DEPS    := $(subst dist,$(DIST_QA_MSXHUB_MOD),$(DIST_DEPS))
-MB_DOC_HELP_VARIABLE   += $(call mb_doc_variable,DIST_QA_MSXHUB_MACHINE,"The machine to run the $(DIST_QA_MSXHUB_MOD) module.",$(DIST_QA_MSXHUB_MACHINE))
 
 $(DIST_QA_MSXHUB_BIN): | $(PATH_BIN)/@prepare
 	$(call mb_mkdir,$(DIST_QA_MSXHUB_BIN))
diff --git a/src/make-on-msx/build.bat b/src/make-on-msx/build.bat
index 1289d6e..c9eb234 100644
--- a/src/make-on-msx/build.bat
+++ b/src/make-on-msx/build.bat
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ copy /T NFBSSHOT.MAC NFBSSHOT.BAK
 dir/w utils
 copy /T NFBSSHOT.BAK NFBSSHOT.MAC
 echo === Running make
-omsxctl fail_after 300 seconds failed_make 1
+omsxctl fail_after 300 seconds err_make 1
 echo "dir" > build1.bat
 make NFBSSHOT.MF /x > build2.bat
 echo === Concat shutdown
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ concat build1.bat + build2.bat + build3.bat + build4.bat buildrun.bat
 echo === Final script
 type buildrun.bat
 echo === Running build
-omsxctl fail_after 300 seconds failed_build 1
+omsxctl fail_after 300 seconds err_build 1
 buildrun