Hi Ron,
You're running X at 8 bpp, if your videocard supports and your system
configured properly switching to 16 or 32 bits per pixel mode will fix this
problem. If everything is set typing
startx -- -bpp 16
should do it.
Ron Marriage wrote:
> Hello
>
> I am running RH 5.0 with 64Megs RAM, and have divided a 3.5 gig HD in half
> between Win95 and Linux. I have an 80 Meg Swap. I have a ATI Rage Mach 64
> video card.
>
> In X-Windows when I start some programs, I get a line or two of messages
> that says:
> Cannot Allocate Colormap entry for:
> and then lists a color such as Lightgray, darkslategrey wheat, or orchid.
>
> What is wrong? How do I fix this, and where do I find docs about it?
>
> Thanks
> Ron
>
> Ron Marriage
> Email = mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Homepage = http://www.seidata.com/~marriage/
> Blind Related Links
> http://www.seidata.com/~marriage/rblind.html
> or
> http://welcome.to/blindlinks
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to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor,
written by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition.
