On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Paul Mather wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Andy Doran wrote:
> 
> => Thanks for the report Paul! Sounds like two things are wrong:
> => 
> => 1) blackPixel and whitePixel need to be 'allocated' correctly in pmax_io.c.
> =>    AFAIR this involves something horribly complex along the lines of:
> => 
> => 	blackPixel = 0;
> => 	whitePixel = 1;
> => 
> => 2) pixmap visuals in pmax_init.c need to be trimmed for true 1bpp.
> =>    This involes opening /dev/fb? and seeing whether it's monochrome,
> =>    then swiftly closing it off. If it's mono, kill the 8bpp pixmap depth.
> =>    This is a stupid limitation of DIX.
> => 
> => Can somebody handle this - Micheal, Simon? Ugh. I'm starting to really
> => regret pushing hard with development before I left Ireland.
> 
> Thanks for the troubleshooting.  I only have the binary sets, so is
> there any kind soul out there who could make a version of Xpmax with
> these fixes added?
> 
> BTW, does anyone know where I might obtain a colour framebuffer SIMM for
> my DECstation 3100, to replace the monochrome one?  I have a working
> VRC-16 monitor lying around, which I could presumably use, thereby
> allowing me to enjoy X in glorious technicolour!

I have a couple of extras if you want one 

(I'm in California, and if you want a _colour_ SIMM I guess your not...)

> 
> (Am I right in assuming it is just a matter of changing the SIMM to go 
> from 1bpp -> 8bpp on the DS3100?)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Paul.
> 
> e-mail: paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu
> 
> "I don't live today; maybe tomorrow..."
> 	--- James Marshall Hendrix
> 
> 

Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics