Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 16:53:36 -0600 From: Mark Hummel <mhumm@ispchannel.com> To: kstewart@urx.com, FSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: (EOT) Can't Run KDE in 16 bit Color Mode Message-ID: <3A1859EF.20FC3CB3@ispchannel.com> References: <3A172EEF.23304DA2@ispchannel.com> <3A17392B.35A586A6@urx.com> <3A175F29.EEE3EA96@ispchannel.com> <3A176756.97BFB7FB@urx.com> <3A180656.9C3F44C@ispchannel.com> <3A183F71.8EAFA14@urx.com>
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I did it. I ran XF86Setup -- it took 3 tries until I declined it using the previously written XF86Config file for defaults. I am now running X Windows in 16 bit color at 1024 x 768. Thank you all for your inputs. I would not have done what I did without them. Mark Kent Stewart wrote: > Mark Hummel wrote: > > > > Good point. I tried to use XFree86 with 4.0 Stable, but for some reason, it wouldn't run so I did the text > > file setup with XF86Config. Could this be the cause? > > I don't thinks so. I think we both need to fire up x-windows using the > bpp we want it to use. I haven't read about how to do that yet. > > Kent > > > > > Kent Stewart wrote: > > > > > Mark Hummel wrote: > > > > > > > > Kent, > > > > > > > > Thanks for the quick response. When I boot Windoze 98, I have 16 bit high color at 1024 x 768. If my > > > > video card can do it with Windoze, why can't it do it with FBSD? > > > > > > You have that wrong. Why can't XFree86 do it? It is a 3rd party port > > > and not part of the system. We have a tendancy to forget that once in > > > a while. > > > > > > I have a board with either 8MB or 16MB and I'm not sure it is doing > > > 24bpp. When I boot Win 2000 and use Adobe's Photoshop 5.5, images look > > > really good. I don't have anything similar that I am using on FreeBSD > > > but one image looked about like 256 colors and not 16M. I brought up > > > XF86Setup and told it to do 24bpp but I never went back to look at the > > > image. I tried to find it but even locate didn't list it. That means > > > it is on the other machine and that one is midway through a 9hour job > > > and some web stuff that I am in the middle of. > > > > > > There are a number of topics that KDE-2 seem to be dealing shy of a > > > full deck. Whether this is a KDE problem or XFree86 3.3.6, I can't > > > tell. > > > > > > Kent > > > > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > Kent Stewart wrote: > > > > > > > > > Mark Hummel wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I just finished a reinstall of FBSD 4.1.1R. I setup XF86Config to > > > > > > recognize the standard 2 MB of VRAM on my video card (Diamond Stealth 3D > > > > > > 2000). Even though I boot Windoze 98 SE at 1024 x 768 in 16 bit color, > > > > > > KDE still comes up with only 8 bit (256 colors). I don't understand > > > > > > why. > > > > > > > > > > Well, my 3d-3000 box states that you need 4MB to do 16M (24bpp) color. > > > > > You can do up to 65K colors with 2MB. > > > > > > > > > > Kent > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone else had a similar challenge? Please respond to my personal > > > > > > email address. > > > > > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > System Details: > > > > > > > > > > > > i386 architecture > > > > > > AMD K-6 CPU @ 200Mhz > > > > > > 64 MB RAM > > > > > > PS/2 Mouse > > > > > > 2800MB hard drive for FBSD > > > > > > IDE bus > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Kent Stewart > > > > > Richland, WA > > > > > > > > > > mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com > > > > > http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html > > > > > FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > > Kent Stewart > > > Richland, WA > > > > > > mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com > > > http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html > > > FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ > > -- > Kent Stewart > Richland, WA > > mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com > http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html > FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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