On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> when using the xfree86 3.3.X series i had no trouble with color allocation
> and could easily display xpms in the root window. since upgrading to 4.2.X i am
> unable to set a root window image and get many messages about X being unable
> to allocate colors.
>
> Before i compile 4.3.0, i wanted to find out what i might have done wrong in
> compiling or configuring 4.3.0, or whether the ported trident driver (8900C
> chipset VGA board) is at fault.
>
> TIA for any assistance
You are running in depth 8? This is probably the render extension
hogging the colormap. There is no solution for that other than hacking
the source code to stop it from doing that. The problem will be greatly
reduced in 4.3, however.
Mark.
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