[ltp] XF86Config for 24bpp on T20
Shingo Tamaru
linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Sun, 8 Apr 2001 06:52:36 -0400
Thanks for all who replied to my post!
Hmmm, judging from the fact that nobody has ever showed
a clear way of configuring the XFree-3.3.6 server for bpp 24,
I guess it may not be easy to get bpp 24 color depth in
XFree-3.3.6. Probably moving to Xfree-4.0.3 is the right
(possibly the only) way to go to realize what I want to do.
I once tried to install XFree-4.0.2 into my T20 and
screwed up the system due to my ignorance. I will try
with great care when I have some extra time.
(Currently, I'm using Win2K for working with the cad. ;-)
Thanks again for all.
Shingo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shingo Tamaru" <stamaru@andrew.cmu.edu>
To: <linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 5:13 AM
Subject: [ltp] XF86Config for 24bpp on T20
> Hi, folks.
>
> I would like to ask for your advice about X server setup on my
> ThinkPad T20.
>
> First of all, my linux system is as follows
>
> ThinkPad T20 2647-41U
> Windows 2000 on fat32 + BigSlack (fat version of slackware-7.1)
> XFree86-3.3.6 patched for Savage
>
> I have been using this TP quite happily.
> X has been working well at 32bpp. The display was very beautiful
> with this full color depth.
>
> I recently tried to invoke a cad tool used for designing
> integrated circuits in my course work. However, the tool
> requires 8 or 24bpp color depth and crashes when launched under
> 16 or 32 bpp.
>
> I tried to start X server on my T20 with different color depth.
> I successfully started X with 8, 16 and 32 bpp with 'startx -bpp xx'
> (xx is one of 8, 16 32) but X crashes with -bpp 24. So I could have
> been launched the cad tool with only 8bpp color depth. With this
> depth, the display looks quite crappy.
>
> Does anybody know how to start the X server with 24bpp color depth
> on T20? I would appreciate if you give me any info. about that.
> I attached my /etc/XF86Config file below for reference.
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Shingo
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # XF86Config auto-generated by XF86Setup
> #
> # Copyright (c) 1996 by The XFree86 Project, Inc.
>
> #
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> #
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> #
>
> # See 'man XF86Config' for info on the format of this file
>
> Section "Files"
> RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
> FontPath "tcp/localhost:7100"
> EndSection
>
> Section "ServerFlags"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Keyboard"
> Protocol "Standard"
> XkbRules "xfree86"
> XkbModel "pc101"
> XkbLayout "us"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Pointer"
> Protocol "PS/2"
> Device "/dev/mouse"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "Primary Monitor"
> VendorName "Unknown"
> ModelName "Unknown"
> HorizSync 31.5-82.0
> VertRefresh 40-100
> Modeline "1024x768" 115.50 1024 1056 1248 1440 768 771 781 802 -hsync -vsync
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Primary Card"
> VendorName "Unknown"
> BoardName "None"
> VideoRam 8192
>
>
>
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "Accel"
> Device "Primary Card"
> Monitor "Primary Monitor"
> DefaultColorDepth 32
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 8
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 15
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 32
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "SVGA"
> Device "Primary Card"
> Monitor "Primary Monitor"
> DefaultColorDepth 32
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 8
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 15
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 32
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "VGA16"
> Device "Primary Card"
> Monitor "Primary Monitor"
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 4
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "VGA2"
> Device "Primary Card"
> Monitor "Primary Monitor"
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 1
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "Mono"
> Device "Primary Card"
> Monitor "Primary Monitor"
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 1
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
>
>
>
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