Thanks for this. This helped with all sorts of things....
I write this and include the whole message for anyone that might have the same
problems that I've had getting X working with the SiS6326 videocard.
It was necessary for me to have "Option no_linear" under the 'devices' section
to get the SVGA driver to work properly. Before I put this option in I was
getting a display that was mostly a black screen and problems with 'scars' on th
e screen when I moved windows around. Menus, for instance, were impossible to
read. Once I put in the no_linear option I was getting a display that was
fine though, obviously, far from optimal. I could not 'startx -- -bpp 16' becaus
e my display modes could not be resolved (no_linear and bpp 16 are, it seems,
incompatible). Once I removed 'option no_linear' I was able to 'startx -- -bpp 1
6'
with none of the prior problems.
... ..... ..... ...... ......Joy.
thank you so much again.
dns.
ps: getting the SiS 6326 card working with X has been a steep learning curve for
me. none _too_ aided by the many more technical articles I had to read to get t
hings working. But I got there, here, so far so good (and getting better). If th
ese problems, and the problems-solved that have got me here, seem relevant to an
yone, then drop me a line. If I can offer a more novice approach that might hel
p anybody, I'd be glad.
On 17-Jun-00 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I think you are running X in 8bpp (this is the default for most X
>servers, if you don't specify in XF86Config), so there are 256 colors to
>be shared among all apps. In 8 bit mode, each pixel is an index into a
>palette or color map. XFMail doesn't find as many colors available as
>it thinks it needs, so it uses a private color map, which makes its
>colors a nonsense according to the default color map. When it gets the
>focus, X loads its private color map, which makes sense of its colors,
>but makes a nonsense of the rest of the screen.
>
>If you have enough video memory, the simplest solution is probably to
>run X at a greater color depth. You can try this with, say, (if you
>start X yourself rather than using a GUI login)
>
>startx -- -bpp 16
>
>(or 24, or 32). You need all 3 -'s.
>
>If you like the result, or if you use GUI login, you can specify in
>XF86Config
>
>DefaultColorDepth <n>
>
>in the Screen section for the X server you are using.
>
>On Sat, 17 Jun 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> I am running xfmail as an email app. It's not really a problem, but I
>> would like
>> to know why I get this message (in the terminal) when I run it:
>> XFMail 1.1 p0 - Xwindows e-mail client for Linux
>> (C) 1995,1996,1997 Gennady B. Sorokopud
>> Compiled at Thu Jun 12 22:57:28 EDT 1997 by [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Failed to share colors. Using private colormap
>>
>> I get the weirdest interface, all psychedelic colors,icons
>undecipherable,
>> etc,
>> but when I give the xfmail window 'hard' mouse focus (i,e. when I move
>it)
>> I get
>> a normal spiffy interface and all the other items on the desktop go
>color
>> crazy
>> ..
>> weird. It happens with another program, but I can't remember which (a
>> window-
>> manager, I think). I don't think it's a problem with permissions:
>runing
>> as root
>> gives the same effect (something to do with my symlinks?). Any
>> suggestions?
>>
>> thanks,
>> dns.
>>
>> __________________________________________________
>
>Lawson
>
>Half begun is well done. - Benjamin Franklin Spooner
>---cut here
>
>
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