Re: Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry
I had the same warning when I used XF86_VGA16 server. The problem went away after I swiched to XF86_SVGA server. This was my case. I am not sure it will apply to your case. On Wed, 4 Jun 1997, David B. Teague wrote: > On Wed, 4 Jun 1997, Rob Browning wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bruce Perens) writes: > > > > > > Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for default background > > > > Try "netscape -install". > > Doesn't work here. > > > Your friend probably just has a background > > patern that's eating up some of the colors on what I would guess is an > > 8-bit display. Netscape is a real color hog (among other things), so > > running it with -install will let it install its own colormap which > > will be used whenever netscape has the focus. > > I don't know about Bruce's friend's problem, but, mine is a completely > vanilla install, unmodified, straight from Netscape, using the Debian > install package. It is truly a _default_ install, it is indeed 8 bit, > but I don't know how to change it to other than 8 bit. > > Please ask for what ever configuration files you m ight need to help me > and I'll send by private mail, rather than eat mailing list bandwidth. > > --David > > - >LINUX: the FREE 32 bit OS for [345]86 PC's available NOW! > David B Teague | User interface copyrights & software patents make > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | programing a dangerous business. Ask me or [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry
"David B. Teague" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Doesn't work here. Does netscape refuse to launch with that option, or does it just not solve the problem? > but I don't know how to change it to other than 8 bit. Find the section in your /etc/X11/XF86Config that has the "Screen" section entry for the server (driver) you are actually using and modify it to have a DefaultColorDepth option like this (I'm using the SVGA server): Section "Screen" Driver "SVGA" Device "Primary Card" Monitor "Primary Monitor" DefaultColorDepth 16 SubSection "Display" ... Then next time the server is launched (via xdm or whatever), it'll be 16 bit. Note that in the case of xdm you have to actually kill the server via Ctrl-Alt-Backspace or stop and start xdm to get the server to reset. > Please ask for what ever configuration files you m ight need to help me > and I'll send by private mail, rather than eat mailing list bandwidth. OK, mail me the output of xdpyinfo when you're using the display. -- Rob -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry
On Wed, 4 Jun 1997, Rob Browning wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bruce Perens) writes: > > > > Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for default background > > Try "netscape -install". Doesn't work here. > Your friend probably just has a background > patern that's eating up some of the colors on what I would guess is an > 8-bit display. Netscape is a real color hog (among other things), so > running it with -install will let it install its own colormap which > will be used whenever netscape has the focus. I don't know about Bruce's friend's problem, but, mine is a completely vanilla install, unmodified, straight from Netscape, using the Debian install package. It is truly a _default_ install, it is indeed 8 bit, but I don't know how to change it to other than 8 bit. Please ask for what ever configuration files you m ight need to help me and I'll send by private mail, rather than eat mailing list bandwidth. --David - LINUX: the FREE 32 bit OS for [345]86 PC's available NOW! David B Teague | User interface copyrights & software patents make [EMAIL PROTECTED] | programing a dangerous business. Ask me or [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bruce Perens) writes: > A Debian 1.3 pre-release user at Pixar gets this complaint when running > Netscape. I think he gets the same complaint when running remote stuff > with Debian doing the display. This is a Diamond Stealth 3D 2000, I think. > > > Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for "#C0C0C0" > > Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for default background Try "netscape -install". Your friend probably just has a background patern that's eating up some of the colors on what I would guess is an 8-bit display. Netscape is a real color hog (among other things), so running it with -install will let it install its own colormap which will be used whenever netscape has the focus. -- Rob -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry
> > > Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for "#C0C0C0" > > > Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for default background > > Probably running on an 8-bit display. Netscape trys to > get lots of colors and quickly runs out with only 8-bit display. > > Try > > netscape -install > > to make Netscape use a private colormap or put > > Netscape.*installColormap: Yes > > in his/her ~/.Xdefaults. Or give the "-ncols nn" option to limit netscape to nn colors. Brian ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) --- the difference between theory and practice is less in theory than in practice -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bruce Perens) writes: > > > Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for "#C0C0C0" > > Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for default background > Probably running on an 8-bit display. Netscape trys to get lots of colors and quickly runs out with only 8-bit display. Try netscape -install to make Netscape use a private colormap or put Netscape.*installColormap: Yes in his/her ~/.Xdefaults. -- Kevin Hilman -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sysadmin - Image Computing Systems Lab - U of Washington PGP public key at http://icsl.ee.washington.edu/~khilman/ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry
A Debian 1.3 pre-release user at Pixar gets this complaint when running Netscape. I think he gets the same complaint when running remote stuff with Debian doing the display. This is a Diamond Stealth 3D 2000, I think. > Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for "#C0C0C0" > Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for default background Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key. PGP fingerprint = 88 6A 15 D0 65 D4 A3 A6 1F 89 6A 76 95 24 87 B3 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
