Re: Help with X on iBook?

[Sven LUTHER <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr>]

On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 07:36:49PM +0800, Kin Chung wrote:
> Michel D?nzer wrote:
> >Kin Chung wrote:
> 
> > > >Right, that's why "UseFBDev" is the recommended option.
> > >
> > > Except that you _don't_ need either option.  It even runs with
> > > acceleration on and hw cursor, in 24-bit mode (don't try the 32-bit
> > > though, not on the iBook anyway).
> >
> >Depth 24 is 32 bit by default.
> 
> Yeah, I know, but XF86Config does not seem to.  Tell it
> DefaultColorDepth 32
> and it complains (may be some new policy about colour depth).

you have to tell it :

    DefaultDepth       24
    DefaultFbBpp       32

should work fine. Anyway, we never trully use 32 depth, since this is just 24
depth + 8bit alpha channel. I think some board support a color depth of 30
(10bit per component), or maybe even 36, but never 32.

Friendly,

Sven Luther