Subject: Re: X11/IIci internal video
To: None <Dan.McMahill@sciatl.com>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 01/31/1996 21:01:03
> I have a IIci running netBSD1.1 Generic.  I just installed X.11mar95 and then 
> replaced Xmacbsd with Xmacbsd.950912.  When I try startx or just X, I get the 
> following message:
> 
> Fatal server error:
> I don't support color screens!
> 
> Is there any way to make my 14" Mirror color monitor act like a greyscale 
> screen?  I am using the internal video.  When I boot netbsd, I see the message

Uhm, no. I was peeved about this too. The problem is that we don't support
the drivers which live on the cards, so we can't change the video settings.
We can't read nor change the video palette. :-( Rather than get in a mess,
the current Xserver just says "gimmie b&w."

Take care,

Bill