Subject: Re: X "misbehaves" at any colordepth other than 8. Please help!
From: Michael Long (protean1358@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Jun 02 2000 - 19:37:38 MDT
MAM VAN STEENSEL wrote:
> What X server are you using? This sounds like a timing issue.
>
> Maurice van Steensel, MD
> Department of Dermatology
> Molecular and Clinical Genodermatology
> University Hospital Nijmegen
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> e-mail: mvanstee@baserv.uci.kun.nl OR m.vansteensel@derma.azn.nl
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>
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> On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Jeff Meininger wrote:
>
> >
> > I have a PoserComputing PowerWave 604/132 with the standard ATI card with
> > 2 megs VRAM.
> >
> > X runs very well in 8 bpp mode, but does some strange things at other
> > depths...
> >
> > 15: Doesn't crash, but mouse cursor leaves strange artifacts behind.
> >
> > 16: Mouse cursor leaves black-and-white-checkers (like the root window
> > before it gets soemthing drawn onto it) even after it gets something drawn
> > on it. About the time the gnome icons appear on the root window, X
> > crashes.
> >
> > 24: X dosen't crash, but the screen has strange overlapping and bizarre
> > video artifacts. Nearly unreadable.
> >
> > 32: Monitor clicks and buzzes like it's going to change modes, but then
> > returns to a prompt (X Crashed).
> >
> >
> > I'm using a stock install of Champion-1.2 with BootX.
> >
> > I've searched the web and looked through a few month's archives, but
> > wasn't able to find a solution to my problem.
> >
> > Thanks for your help!
> > -Jeff Meininger
> >
> >
Add an append to your yaboot.conf file. delete novideo and insert
append="video=aty128fb:vmode:17,cmode:24" (this is my configuration, but you get the idea)
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