Bug#168704: Xwindows server/fbdev palettes
On Mon, 2002-11-11 at 19:34, Adam Winiecki wrote:
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> Using fbdev as a graphics driver in 8-bit mode, the palette fbdev is using
> Is not compatible, leaving the screen a chaotic mix of colors. Most
> importantly, white shows up as dark blue making the terminal very hard to
> read.
You are probably using OFfb or a broken version of radeonfb (cat /proc/fb).
Either way, this is not an X server bug.
> My PC is an iBook 600mhz with a Radeon Mobility M6 LY card.
The best solution would of course be to get XFree86 4.2.0 or later and
use the radeon driver, either get it from testing/unstable or from a
woody 'backport' or see
http://dri.sourceforge.net/snapshots/README.Debian .
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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