XWindow server

[Daniel Gimpelevich]

15 or 16 = Thousands
24 or 32 = Millions

If 24 doesn't work, try 32, or if 32 doesn't work, try 24.

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 07:30:30 +0100, Jobst wrote:

> Does this mean thausend or million colours ?
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:50:29 -0800, Daniel Gimpelevich
> <daniel at gimpelevich.san-francisco.ca.us> wrote:
>> Are you setting the depth in XF86Config-4 as 24 or 32? If one doesn't
>> work, try the other.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 21:30:53 +0100, Jobst wrote:
>> 
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > the Problem with my iBook is a bit more difficult i think.
>> > It's again the XFree86Config that doesn't work, but here the vertical
>> > rate is written in the right way.
>> > After the installation the xserver doesn't start, i have no GUI.
>> > I've started Xautoconfig and i could start with startx. I've logged in
>> > as "root" and I had only 256 Colours, so i changed this first to
>> > millions. The System wants a restart, but after this i could not start
>> > the xserver, i had to build a new XFree86Config. Then i tried to turn
>> > the coulors just to thausends and now the system runs, i can restart
>> > as often i want and this problem seems to be gone.
>> > I tried again to turn the coulors to millions and had the same problem again.
>> >
>> > Jobst
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:37:38 -0500, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> So everyone can see the answer to my question to Jobst...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:45:16 +0100, Jobst wrote:
>> >> > It was something about the vertical refresh rate, in the original
>> >> > XFree86Config the numbers were wrong. (it must be 60-75 NOT 75-60).
>> >> > This was on my iMac G3, but now i have again probs with the
>> >> > XFRee86Config on my iBook. I just use it with OSX so i dont know the
>> >> > error message, but this evening i'll try it again and will post the
>> >> > error.
>> >> >
>> >> > Jobst
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 20:30:14 -0500, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:03:51 +0100, Jobst wrote:
>> >> > > OK, i found the problem, it was in the XFree86Config, line 57, and
>> >> > > thank to Andrew i could save the changes and everything works.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > One thing, i've used the newest version i found on ydl.net, "orion"
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Thanks
>> >> > > Jobst
>> >> >
>> >> > What was the change you had to make?
>> >>
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