[Amsn-devel] Re: OT: xgl and rgb.txt

[reggaemanu]

Setting the RgbPath is useless, only a symlink (or copy the file) in /usr/share/X11/ is necessary. RgbPath was used in xfree86 but not in xorg (altough it's work for changing the default path) and xgl don't care about this line.

Message: 2
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 01:41:38 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Re: OT: xgl and rgb.txt (was: Re: [Amsn-devel] Re: Amsn-devel
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From: "GrdScarabe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
To: amsn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Reply-To: amsn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net

Hop ... added to the FAQ english/french

Tell me if I did it wrong ;)

GrdScarabe

>
> A user on IRC (the address on Cc) just had this same problem today. Add=
ing
> the RgbPath to xorg.conf and symlinking to /usr/share/X11 worked. Thanx=
A
> LOT for the info! :)
>
> I think we need this on the FAQ if there's an easy known solution :) so=
it
> should be something like:
>
> If you have xgl, add the entry to xorg.conf and symlink.
> If unsure or if you don't have xgl, download rgb.txt from [download
> place], save it on /etc/X11 and add the entry to your xorg.conf.
>
> Section "Files"
>         RgbPath      "/etc/X11/rgb"
>
> careful: it will only work WITHOUT the extension!
>
> Vivia
>
> On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, Vivia Nikolaidou wrote:
>
>>
>> Hey thanx! I spent hours trying to debug the problem and see where it
>> came
>> from, I did see a site which mentioned it was configured with the wron=
g
>> rgb.txt path, but I couldn't find out which was the correct path
>> anyway...
>>
>> Question: why is the link hardcoded in xgl if it's defined in xorg.con=
f
>> anyway? :o And why oh why does the error message actually do read
>> xorg.conf and not tell you where it is looking for rgb.txt?
>>
>> On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, reggaemanu wrote:
>>
>> > Xgl support the rgb.txt file...it's just than the ubuntu dapper (it'=
s
>> the
>> > unstable version of ubuntu) package is config with the wrong path fo=
r
>> this
>> > file.
>> > For people who compile it themselves (or use gentoo) it's good, and
>> people
>> > using the ubuntu package have to make a symlink for the rgb.txt file
>> in
>> > /usr/share/X11/ and it's fine.
>> > (I'm on ubuntu dapper, with amsn 0.96b and tcl8.5 and it's work ^^ )
>> >
>> > Xgl is unstable (and will not be release before one year), and ubunt=
u
>> dapper
>> > is the next version of ubuntu (will be release on 20 april 2006) so
>> there's
>> > no need to prevent anybody, if they use it they know it's not finnis=
h
>> and
>> > unstable.
>> >
>> >
>> > Message: 6
>> > > Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 07:27:02 -0500
>> > > To: amsn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
>> > > Subject: Re: [Amsn-devel] new FAQ item
>> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Youness Alaoui)
>> > > Reply-To: amsn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
>> > >
>> > > We could add a :
>> > > if you use xgl, then you should disable it, because it's too
>> experimental
>> > > and doesn't support the rbt.txt file
>> > > at all.
>> > > that should do the trick.. a simple note is better than nothing!
>> > >
>> > > KKRT
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, Mar 03, 2006 at 12:05:44PM +0200, Vivia Nikolaidou wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Yes, this is a FAQ indeed.
>> > > >
>> > > > Quite recently I heard about xgl having a problem with rgb.txt -
>> it
>> > > won't
>> > > > recognize the file no matter what :( should we mention that too =
or
>> just
>> > > > suppose xgl is still too experimental for us to deal with it and
>> wait
>> > > for
>> > > > them to fix it?
>> > > >
>> > > > On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, Youness Alaoui wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > Hello boys and girls,
>> > > > > I suggest a new entry be added in the FAQ..
>> > > > > Q : when I try to run amsn, I get a "unknown color Black"... h=
ow
>> can I
>> > > fix this ?
>> > > > > A : it comes from a faulty Xorg installation, you can fix it b=
y
>> > > downloading this file http://amsn.sf.net/rgb.txt
>> > > > > (or amsn.sf.net/wiki/download.php?file=3D. .. whatever you like
>> best) and
>> > > put it in /etc/X11. Then make sure you
>> > > > > restart your Xorg server!
>> > > > >
>> > > > > links to threads and rgb.txt :
>> > > > > amsn.sf.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3D385
>> > > > > forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=3D3299 (look at the 4th post=
)
>> > > > > rgb.txt : http://people.debian.org/~dnusinow/rgb.txt
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Make the text better, nicer, etc...
>> > > > >
>> > > > > p.s.: whoever does this, please don't forget to followup on
>> it...
>> > > > >
>> > > > > KaKaRoTo
>> > >
>> >
>>
>>
>> ---
>>
>> "Where is the life that we have lost in living?
>>  Where is the wisdom that we have lost in knowledge?
>>  Where is the knowledge that we have lost in information?"
>>
>> OEO;
>>
>>
>
>
> ---
>
> "Where is the life that we have lost in living?
>  Where is the wisdom that we have lost in knowledge?
>  Where is the knowledge that we have lost in information?"
>
> OEO;
>
>
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