diff --git a/system/fbterm/README b/system/fbterm/README
index f670eb1552..d9d09374ff 100644
--- a/system/fbterm/README
+++ b/system/fbterm/README
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-FbTerm is a fast terminal emulator for linux with frame buffer device.
+FbTerm is a fast terminal emulator for linux with frame buffer device
+or VESA video card.
 
-* If you want to use shortcuts under FbTerm as a normal user, see 
+* If you want to use shortcuts under FbTerm as a normal user, see
   the SECURITY NOTES section of the man page for solution.
+
+* To enable FbTerm to redirect /dev/tty0 output to the pseudo terminal
+  of current sub-window, see the same man page as above.
diff --git a/system/fbterm/fbterm.SlackBuild b/system/fbterm/fbterm.SlackBuild
index e310e03658..b1cf5d963e 100644
--- a/system/fbterm/fbterm.SlackBuild
+++ b/system/fbterm/fbterm.SlackBuild
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
 # Written by vvoody <ydoovv@gmail.com>
 
 PRGNAM=fbterm
-VERSION=1.6
-BUILD=${BUILD:-1} 
+VERSION=1.7
+BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
-# Automatically determine the architecture we're building on:
+TARBALL_VERSION=1.7.0
+
 if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
   case "$( uname -m )" in
     i?86) ARCH=i486 ;;
     arm*) ARCH=arm ;;
-    # Unless $ARCH is already set, use uname -m for all other archs:
        *) ARCH=$( uname -m ) ;;
   esac
 fi
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
 PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
 OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
 
-if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then 
-   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686" 
+if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then
+   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686"
    LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
-elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then 
-   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686" 
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
+   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
    LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
-elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then 
-   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC" 
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
    LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
 else
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2"
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ rm -rf $PKG
 mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
 cd $TMP
 rm -rf $TOPDIR
-tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.gz
+tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$TARBALL_VERSION.tar.gz
 cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
 chown -R root:root .
 chmod -R u+w,go+r-w,a-s .
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ find $PKG | xargs file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
 )
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cp -a README ChangeLog AUTHORS $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a README ChangeLog AUTHORS NEWS COPYING $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
diff --git a/system/fbterm/fbterm.info b/system/fbterm/fbterm.info
index b580b15121..7f6e921c8a 100644
--- a/system/fbterm/fbterm.info
+++ b/system/fbterm/fbterm.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="fbterm"
-VERSION="1.6"
+VERSION="1.7"
 HOMEPAGE="http://code.google.com/p/fbterm/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://fbterm.googlecode.com/files/fbterm-1.6.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="531ea0984836b58fd123e6a97a4228c6"
+DOWNLOAD="http://fbterm.googlecode.com/files/fbterm-1.7.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="c36bae75a450df0519b4527cccaf7572"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="vvoody"
 EMAIL="ydoovv@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="Erik Hanson"
+APPROVED="dsomero"
diff --git a/system/fbterm/slack-desc b/system/fbterm/slack-desc
index f48b77168d..cbd47f02be 100644
--- a/system/fbterm/slack-desc
+++ b/system/fbterm/slack-desc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
 # The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' 
+# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
 # on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
 # make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':'.
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 fbterm: fbterm (a fast FrameBuffer based TERMinal emulator for linux)
 fbterm:
-fbterm: FbTerm is a fast terminal emulator for Linux with frame buffer device.
+fbterm: FbTerm is a fast terminal emulator for Linux with frame buffer device
+fbterm: or VESA video card.
 fbterm:
 fbterm: Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/fbterm/
 fbterm:
@@ -16,4 +17,3 @@ fbterm:
 fbterm:
 fbterm:
 fbterm:
-fbterm: