2011/9/16 Michel Dänzer <[email protected]> > On Fre, 2011-09-16 at 07:44 -0500, Doug Kuvaas wrote: > > 2011/9/16 Michel Dänzer <[email protected]> > > On Don, 2011-09-15 at 14:26 -0500, Doug Kuvaas wrote: > > > I have a legacy application that is run from a UNIX host > > computer that > > > does not function properly if executed with color depths > > greater than > > > 8 bits. When I try to run Xorg in the form of Xorg :0 +bs > > -wm -retro > > > -depth 8 -fbbpp 8, all I end up with is grayscale, no color > > at all. > > > > > > See > > http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2011-January/018452.html. A > > sad example of perfect being the enemy of better... > > > > Does this mean that want I want to do is no longer supported by Xorg? > > Or do I need to build a more recent version? RandR isn't needed by my > > application, so that can certainly be left out if need be > > I'm afraid that doesn't matter. Until it's fixed in the X server, the > options I see for you are basically: > > * Hack the video driver you use not to set the gamma_set member of > xf86CrtcFuncsRec. > * Use a driver that doesn't support RandR 1.2 or newer, e.g. fbdev > or vesa. > > > -- > Earthling Michel Dänzer | http://www.amd.com > Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer >
I will give fbdev a try. vesa doesn't work properly. Otherwise I will have to try hacking the video driver, which might be the better option. Do you have any idea when this issue might be fixed? Thanks
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