If (like me) you need to run a few pseudocolor apps and you don't have a card
with overlays, you might be satisfied just running a second X server on another
Linux virtual console. You set up your XFree86Config for :0.0 the way you like
it - 24 bit or whatever. Then you can do
startx -- :1 -depth 8
to start a second 8-bit server as :1.0. Switch between servers with Ctl-Alt-F7
and Ctl-Alt-F8. Set DISPLAY=:1.0 for the 8-bit apps so they'll display on that
server.
Jim
"Johnson,Timothy C." wrote:
> I'm currently running an application whose developers stubbornly support
> only 8-bit pseudocolor visuals. I have success to run the application
> in 8 bpp mode, but am not happy with the color-flashing side effects. I
> understand there's a way to run an Xserver in 24bpp depth with an 8bpp
> overlay if you're lucky enough to have the right graphics card and
> drivers to support it. My question is this: Can anyone suggest a
> graphics card and driver combo that supports 24bpp with 8bpp overlays
> and works under linux (ie, xfree86) for the x86 platform? If this
> exists, can someone also refer me to the appropriate XF86config file to
> set this up?
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Tim
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