Subject: Re: XFree86-3.3.5-1.6.0b
From: Neil Jolly (njolly@home.com)
Date: Sun Sep 26 1999 - 12:46:47 MDT
Tom Rini wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, Neil Jolly wrote:
>
> > Tom: I installed XFree86-FBDev-3.3.5-1.6.0b only as directed, ran
> > Xconfigurator, and configured 8 bit, 16 bit, and 24 bit. I checked XF86Config
> > and it was configured for 8 bit, 15 bit, and 24 bit depths. Testing worked
> > fine in 8 bit, starting X with startx -- -bpp 16 worked ( wasn't sure if I
> > should use 15 or 16), and startx -- -bpp 24 also worked, but was quite
> > distorted. Sort of like looking through a kaliedoscope with 4 quadrants -
>
> "-bpp 24" failed because you tried to use 24 bpp, which is horribly
> broken. We use 32 bpp, depth 24.
I'll retest using -bpp 32.
>
>
> > kind of reminded me of the 70s ;-). Running Xconfigurator & stting up only a
> > 16 bit mode, or only a 24 bit mode would cause X to fail with a default 8 bit
> > mode not configured (more or less) message. I've gone back to the first rpm
> > now, but Ill try anything else you can suggest.
>
> Worked fine here. That error msg doesn't make any sense, can you paste
> what it says?
Can't seem to duplicate it now. Must have been something stupid I was doing last
night. I was pretty bagged when I got home.
>
>
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> Tom Rini (TR1265)
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