* Richard PLOIX (richard.ploix@fr.adp.com) [991201 16:09]:

> I have a riscpc SA110, 32Mo ram, 2Mo Vram.
> The NetBSD is 1.4.1, the Xserver is XVIDC1.
> who can explain to me why I can't use -c 24 or -c 32 (16M in RISCOS)with
> setdisplay?
> I try 'setdisplay -x 800 -y 600 -c 24 -v' and
> I try 'setdisplay -x 800 -y 600 -c 32 -v'.
> The system respond to me that it find a good mode in my MDF file.
> When I run X, it return to the system with the message
> of type : problem buffer 800 x 600 x 24(or 32).
> In RISCOS these modes run OK!( 16M)
> I don' understand why?

Have you tried explicitly setting the framerate too? (-f whatever, I
think) because I have some oddities using 16bpp if I don't set a
framerate too.

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