On Wed, 2002-04-10 at 00:01, Kevin Geiss wrote:
> can fbdev handle 24 bits per pixel color?

Yes.

> I noticed that in xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/fbdev/fbdev.c,
> when it calls xf86SetDepthBpp() it passes in 0 for the depth24flags.

I don't know offhand what that means, but certainly not that it can't
handle 24 bpp.

> does this mean it is a bad idea to try to force it into a 24bpp mode?

No. I can't even find the error you posted earlier anywhere, do you use
stock 4.2.0? Maybe there's a problem with your framebuffer device?


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Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member   /  CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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