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!

(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

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