Apple's video has traditionally been a 15 bit system as opposed to the normal 16 bit. Using a 15 bit setting for xfree normally works whereas, from my experience, 16 bit settings are problematic. Mind you I haven't actually played with my own ppc X settings for a while, but that is my understanding of the situation.
david On Sun, 2004-04-25 at 22:58, Dean Hamstead wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > When i changed to 16bit X worked, but behaved very very > strangely, it was like the framebuffer wasnt being > cleared properly. LIke ghosts and stuff, things not > appearing properly. > > But back to 24bit, ran beautifully. > > Thats not a real concern thhough, i just want to know if > my monitor settings are right for optimal res options etc > > Dean > > david howe wrote: > | I am not sure but is the 16/15 bit issue still a problem with the Apple > | hardware? > | > | david > | > | On Sun, 2004-04-25 at 17:43, Dean Hamstead wrote: > | > | can someone please confirm if these are the correct > | lines for an Imac DV > | they do work, but i want to know if they are 100% correct > | > | VertRefresh 50-130 > | HorizSync 58-62 > | > | Has anyone else had problems running at 16bit color? > | > | Thanks > | > | Dean > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFAi7X+I1HDX08lY+ARAlqGAKDS30t/7Vs5A75arFYrZjq152n2FACgnqmp > bohVm0CMTNIXWmRn8LySMq0= > =th75 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >
