> From port-alpha-owner-clowenst=ucsd.edu@netbsd.org Mon Apr  3 13:28 PDT 2000
> To: "John A. Maier" <johnam@kemper.org>
> Cc: "port-alpha@netbsd.org" <port-alpha@netbsd.org>
> Subject: Re: WSS on Multia UDB 
> X-Copyright: Copyright 1999, R. C. Dowdeswell. All Rights Reserved.
> X-Window-System: Release 6.3
> Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 13:27:52 -0700
> From: "R. C. Dowdeswell" <elric@mabelode.imrryr.org>
> Delivered-To: port-alpha@netbsd.org
> 
> 
> On 954720120 seconds since the Beginning of the UNIX epoch
> "John A. Maier" wrote:
> >
> 
> >3) Looking at the board it seems that there is at least 2 megs of video   
> >memory, so what's up with only 8bit video?  I realize it is not a NetBSD   
> >thing, since the startup video test is obviously 8bit.
> 
> It is actually possible, I think to set up 16 bit colour, and I've
> been thinking about doing this.  It won't be in 1.5, though.

If you read the Multia hardware manual, you will learn that the TGA
video generator has only 8 bits worth of DAC.  So it can't do more than
8-bit color no matter how you arrange the video RAM.

    carl

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