Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!csinc!rpeglar
From: rpeglar@csinc.UUCP (Rob Peglar)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: VRAM Vga
Summary: More info.
Keywords: 386ix VEGA VGA 800x600
Message-ID: <180@csinc.UUCP>
Date: 21 Mar 90 15:39:22 GMT
References: <26045f9d:987comp.unix.i386@tronsbox.UUCP> <1990Mar21.051715.27439@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Organization: Control Systems, Inc., St. Paul MN
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In article <1990Mar21.051715.27439@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, brando@uiucme2.me.uiuc.edu (Brando W. Brown) writes:
> 
> I meant exactly that.... We both have VEGA VGA cards not the Paradise. Even
> if you are talking of the Video Seven command and register subset, I'm
> sure that it is different than what you speak of or Interactive wouldn't
> have two different selections on the Client setup screen (/usr/bin/X11/xconfig)
> wouldn't you say?? Also, I mentioned earlier that I do get 16 colors, but
> they seem to be different than the standard set. example: All of the GIF
> files included with the User contributed 7 diskette set have one of two
> messages when I run xgif:
> 
> XGIF:   Failure to Allocate Desired Colors.  &&
> 
>         UTTERLY FAILED to allocate blah blah blah.....
> 

First, I've selected the PVGA1A display type;  800x600 16 11x8 info;  other
items default, from /usr/bin/X11/xconfig.

My card is Paradise 60-603203-04 rev A.


I suspect your color allocation problems have to do with the server selected
and/or the colormaps used.

Rob






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