Nope, it's not that... I can use SVGALib things with no problem in color,
it's when I try to use X that I get problems. =(.
- Mike
On Mon, 8 Feb 1999, Paul Clyne wrote:
> At 03:14 7/02/99 -0500, Michael Trausch wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >I just upgraded my 486 box which I am running Linux on, to a bigger and
> >better hard drive (3.5 gb), and a newer video card (S3 Trio64, 2mb video
> >RAM)... and I reinstalled Linux to the new hard disk. Everything works
> >like I'd expect it to, except for ONE minor thing: The colors in X, in 24
> >bit mode, are *WAY* off, JPGs and everything are really CRAPPY looking,
> >and greens are deep blues, etc.
>
> I expirenced a similar problem some time ago (with a M$ based machine),
> After much pulling of hair and swearing, I discovered that during my
> install I had inadvertly bent one of the pins on the monitor plug.
>
> It might be worth your while to check the cable/plug/socket just in case...
>
> good luck
>
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