Re: X will only do 8-bit on a Valkyrie


Subject: Re: X will only do 8-bit on a Valkyrie
From: SFalken (sfalken@citlink.net)
Date: Sun Sep 16 2001 - 22:20:47 MDT


Just boot your machine into MacOS, and set the depth and resolution in the
monitors and sound control panel, fbdev picks up it's settings from PRAM,
IIRC, at least that's the way it works on my 6360 (basically a 160mHz version
of yer machine crammed in a Performa 630 case.) Good Luck!

                                --SF

On Sunday 16 September 2001 04:52, you wrote:
> I have been having a most bothersome problem with X only working in
> 8-bit color. I have a Performa 6400/180 with the standard Valkyrie
> video card running Yellow Dog 2.0. I have tried everything I can think
> of, BootX arguments, Xconfiguarator.... , but if I set up X in
> Xconfigurator to 16-bit X fails to start. Any help or suggestions would
> be most appreciated.
>
> Uuter von Vimon
> uuter.von.vimon@telus.net



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