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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!ais.net!uunet!in2.uu.net!206.66.12.35!news-in.iadfw.net!pcrown.net!not-for-mail From: Phil Crown <pcrown@airmail.net> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: X color limitations? Why? Date: 07 Apr 1997 02:08:09 -0500 Organization: pcrown Lines: 27 Message-ID: <g1x371k6.fsf@pcrown.net> References: <3346929F.15FB7483@javanet.com> <5i91tl$ntg$1@bofh.noc.best.net> <33485A31.41C67EA6@javanet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dal21-17.ppp.iadfw.net X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.3/Emacs 19.34 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:38677 "John D. Szumowski" <harpo@javanet.com> writes: > > First off, i'd recommend upgrading to Xfree86 3.2. Second, have you > > tried to start X with a -bpp option? Try something like > > > > startx -- -bpp 16 > > > > That should start it with 16-bit pixel depth (64K colors). > I've done that...and had some nasty crashes as a result. I have to set > "options linear" in /etc/XF86Config as well as a membase entry. No luck > so far... > Is 3.2 available via FreeBSD's ftp site? I think that I need 3.2A (have > heard of cirrus problems in 3.2)...but just haven't gotten around to > figuring out which files I need to get and when. There isn't an upgrade > around, by chance? I have a Cirrus Logic 5429 VESA and 32 mb of RAM, and I can't get higher than 256 colors. Enabling linear addressing and membase just give me blank screens and cold-boots. I've either got to upgrade my video card (and probably mb), or stick with 256 colors. -- Phil Crown pcrown@airmail.net http://web2.airmail.net/pcrown/