For a while I was working as root (various reasons) now I'm on a user
account and the blacking out of the 8-bit windows is back. I've confirmed
that with the exact same startx command line `startx -- -cc 4` and the exact
same XF86config-4, I do not get windows turning black as root and I do get
windows turning black otherwise.
Is there a permission I can set somewhere that will make X behave for users
as it does for root? EG - no windows turning black. The performance and AA
fonts issues I can live with but this blacking out of windows issue makes X
unusable for those 8-bit apps.
I am using redhat 7.3 with xfree rpm = XFree86-4.2.0-8. My XF86config-4 is
below.
Thanks for any help.
>On Sun, 15 Sep 2002 02:40:00 +0000, Steve Salazar wrote:
>>After much struggle, I have finally gotten my mga (Matrox G450) card to do
>>overlay
>>correctly. However, there still seems to be a problem. Sometimes (when I
>>hover over the gnome panel for example) the 8 bit apps that I have open
>>turn completely black. Minimizing and restoring or otherwise shuffling
>>those windows around causes them to be properly displayed again. Also, AA
>>fonts don't work in gnome2 or kde3 anymore. I know that dri and overlays
>>are incompatable but I can turn off dri with the overlay options commented
>>out and AA works so I think there is some specific incompatability with
>>overlays or with the way I start x by doing a `xinit -- -cc 4`>>>
> Yes, there is a specific incompatibility. AA fonts are currently done via
>RENDER extension, which is disabled for some reason in 24+8 mode.
>I don't remember the reason, but maybe Google search through Xpert
>archives will give you the clue why Keith Packard made this decision.>
> As to other bug: I've experienced the very same problem with
>"blackening windows", but *that* sympthom gad gone now (RedHat-7.3,
>XFree86-4.2.0). Currently the problem is different. In fact, since the
>main app which required 8bpp (xfishtank) currently works @24bpp, I gave up
>trying to make overlay work.
>>Anyone deal with this before or have any suggestions? I am using XFree86
>>4.2.0 on redhat 7.3. Below is my XF86config-4. I start my x session with
>>the command `xinit -- -cc 4`
>>
>>Thanks in advance if anyone knows about how to fix this. Also does anyone
>>know who the maintainers are of this driver?
> Try asking Egbert Eich and Andrew Aitchinson.
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> Dmitry Yu. Bolkhovityanov
> The Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics
> Novosibirsk, Russia>
# File generated by anaconda.
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Anaconda Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
# The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
# Load "dri"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
# Option "AutoRepeat" "500 5"
# when using XQUEUE, comment out the above line, and uncomment the
# following line
# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "logiinternet"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbVariant" "basic"
#Option "XkbOptions" ""
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 30.0-95.0
VertRefresh 50.0-160.0
Option "dpms"
# -- 1400x1050 --
# 1400x1050 @ 60Hz, 65.8 kHz hsync
Modeline "1400x1050" 129 1400 1464 1656 1960
1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync
# 1400x1050 @ 70Hz, 76.8 kHz hsync
Modeline "1400x1050" 151 1400 1464 1656 1960
1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync
# 1400x1050 @ 75Hz, 82.3 kHz hsync
Modeline "1400x1050" 162 1400 1464 1656 1960
1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync
# 1400x1050 @ 85Hz, 93.2 kHz hsync
Modeline "1400x1050" 184 1400 1464 1656 1960
1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync
EndSection
Section "Device"
Option "Overlay"
Identifier "Matrox Millennium G450"
Driver "mga"
VendorName "Matrox Millennium G450"
BoardName "Matrox Millennium G450"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Matrox Millennium G450"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
# DefaultFbBPP 24
Option "Overlay"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "1024x768"
Option "Overlay"
Visual "TrueColor"
EndSubsection
EndSection
#Section "DRI"
# Mode 0666
#EndSection
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