Re: 16- and 24-Bit modes in X?

[Bernd Sieker <bsieker%techfak.uni-bielefeld.de@localhost>]

On 11.11.98, 00:21:24, Stefan Sichler wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I don't get 16 or 24 bit modes to work in X11; the screen
> becomes in 16 bit modes _very_ dark and strange colored and 
> in a 24 bit mode simply black.
> 
> Are hi- and truecolor modes actually implemented?
> 
> 
> A1200T, Picasso II+, NetBSD 1.3, X server 1.3
> 

The answer is in the INSTALL.X11 file:

--quote  
    [...]
  This is a list of possible devices (dev/grfX), where X:
    [...]
  3 = Device for Cirrus 54xx based Graphics Board
      (Picollo, Picollo SD64, Spectrum, PicassoII, II+ and IV)
    [...]
  Supported graphics depth (planes):
    [...]
  grf3: 8
    [...]
--unquote

So, the Xserver only supports 8bit modes on Cirrus Logic boards.

> 
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Stefan
> -- 

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Bernd Sieker