Subject: Re: X will only do 8-bit on a Valkyrie
From: Uuter von Vimon (uuter.von.vimon@telus.net)
Date: Mon Sep 17 2001 - 18:44:23 MDT
SFalken wrote:
> 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
Thanks for the suggestion but I have MacOS running in 16-bit color and have
always had so, but that has never helped X in any way, when I installed Yellow
Dog I had to manually specify the video settings, but X would not start so I had
to use Xautoconfig4 which put me into 8-bit.
Thanks,
Uuter von Vimon
uuter.von.vimon@telus.net
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