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Re: Color under X 4.0.1 on PowerMac 8600



Josh Bonczkowski wrote:
> 
> I just installed Debian PPC on a 8600 the other night.  I started with
> the potatoe CD, and then upgraded to woody so it matches my x86 box.
> Since this box is an old world mac, I'm using BootX and I have not
> checked the use no video driver box.  I also have not passed any
> command line options.  The kernel is still the stock 2.2.17* one that
> was originally installed.
> 
> Now, onto the problem.  I have the frame buffer set to 1024x768 at
> a depth of 16.  I have X configured similarly.  Whenever I launch X,
> the colors are off.  There is almost always one dominate color that
> the display is in.  Right now (after messing with fbset a bit) it's
> displaying mostly in a shade of red.  There is no problem with the
> color on the console though.  Also, the computer regularly runs in
> MacOS in at least 1024x768x16 without any problems so I know it
> can run there properly.

Have you tried depth 15 in X? A lot of framebuffer devices have some confusion
between 15 and 16 and only correctly support one of them.


Michel


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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)  \  CS student and free software enthusiast
Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc,i386) user \   member of XFree86 and The DRI Project



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