Try adding the following to the ServerFlags section of your XF86Config-4 file
"Option" "RenderColormapMode" "mono" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Vojkovich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 4:06 PM Subject: Re: [XFree86] allocating colors in 4.2.X > On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 03:08:35PM -0500, Mark Vojkovich wrote: > > > 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. > > > > > > You are running in depth 8? This is probably the render extension > > > > yes > > > > > 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. > > > > is this the DRI extension? is it possible to compile without it? the vga > > card i have is unaccelerated (trident card with 8900C).. i was under the > > impression that DRI affected accelerated cards? > > No, the RENDER extension for antialiased fonts, etc... It preallocates > a color cube in depth 8. There's a way to hack the source in 4.2 to > keep it from doing that, but I don't have a reference for you. That > shouldn't be needed in 4.3. > > > Mark. > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
