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From: chan@hpfcmgw.HP.COM (Chan Benson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Setting depth on hp root window (under X)
Message-ID: <1210016@hpfcmgw.HP.COM>
Date: 6 Oct 89 17:42:14 GMT
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Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO
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> I am using an HP 9000/330 workstation running 7.0 HP-UX with MOTIF window 
> manager.
> 
> I am trying to change the depth of the pixmap for the root window
> from 6 to 8. 
> 
> I have tried using xrdb, changing /usr/lib/X11/X0screen to "/dev/crt depth 8"
> and that does not work.  Does anybody have any suggestions.
> 
> Am I trying to change a parameter that is hardware dependent, or is it 
> software configurable?

Hardware dependent (I assume you have a 98549 or 98547 display card which
only have 6 planes of frame buffer memory). Make your sales rep happy and 
buy a 98550 display card and a new monitor :-)

			-- Chan Benson
			HP Fort Collins