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Re: X problems with 2.6.18-194 kernels
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Stephen Isard <[log in to unmask]>
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Stephen Isard <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:07:27 -0400
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>> Section "Screen"
>>      Identifier "Screen1"
>>      Device     "Videocard1"
>>      Monitor    "Monitor1"
>>      DefaultDepth     8
>>      SubSection "Display"
>>          Viewport   0 0
>>          Depth     8
>>          Modes    "1920x1080" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>>      EndSubSection
>>      SubSection "Display"
>>          Viewport   0 0
>>          Depth     24
>>          Modes    "1920x1080" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>>      EndSubSection
>> EndSection
>
> where obviously the key statements are "DefaultDepth 8" and the "Depth 
> 8" subsection Display.
>
> Does your xorg.conf already include the analogous statements, in 
> addition to the Option "PseudoColorVisuals" "on" you cited as being 
> necessary with the proprietary driver ?  The above depth 8 -related 
> statements alone do the trick for me with the default radeon driver in 
> SL appropriate for my ATI Radeon 7000 or 7500 video boards.

Thanks, Jim.  No, I haven't tried a Depth 8 subsection.  I will.  With 
the fglrx driver, xview seems to find the pseudocolor visual without 
that, but maybe the free drivers are different.

Stephen Isard

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