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From: campbell@redsox.bsw.com (Larry Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: VRAM Vga
Keywords: 386ix VEGA VGA 800x600
Message-ID: <1557@redsox.bsw.com>
Date: 22 Mar 90 11:25:51 GMT
References: <26045f9d:987comp.unix.i386@tronsbox.UUCP> <1990Mar21.051715.27439@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <180@csinc.UUCP>
Reply-To: campbell@redsox.bsw.com (Larry Campbell)
Organization: The Boston Software Works, Inc.
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In article <180@csinc.UUCP> rpeglar@csinc.UUCP (Rob Peglar) writes:
-In article <1990Mar21.051715.27439@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, brando@uiucme2.me.uiuc.edu (Brando W. Brown) writes:
-> 
-> XGIF:   Failure to Allocate Desired Colors.  &&
-> 
->         UTTERLY FAILED to allocate blah blah blah.....
-> 
-
-I suspect your color allocation problems have to do with the server selected
-and/or the colormaps used.

No, this message occurs because VGA cards can display only 16 colors at a
time.  GIF images can contain 256 colors.  You'll get this message from xgif
with nearly any image if you're using a VGA card.  I think the only card that
supports 256 colors and is supported by ISC's X server is the IBM 8514A.
-- 
Larry Campbell                          The Boston Software Works, Inc.
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