Re: [Xpert]Question regarding bit depth and Arc/Info
--- Mark Vojkovich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe no other X-server in the world offered packed 24bpp XImages. Even in XFree86 3, they were only supported on hardware that supported packed 24bpp framebuffers. Many did not, including NVIDIA hardware. Drivers for NVIDIA hardware would not have offered packed 24bpp XImages in XFree86 3. An app that expected 24bpp XImage in depth 24 would not have worked in any X-server except for XFree86 3, and even then, only on some hardware. Such an app would be broken by definition for making such an assuption. Mark. Mark, Thanks for the information. I also ways knew Arc/Info was broken, but making such assumptions is just plain unforgivable. Eric __ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]Question regarding bit depth and Arc/Info
--- Mark Vojkovich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 8 May 2002, Eric Jorgensen wrote: What about getting it to work in 24 bits? Is there a way to get the behavior from version 3.3.6 in current versions? I'm suspicious about that. HP never supported 24bpp XImages. If anything, I would expect it to work now, and not before. I think the advertising of 24bpp formats in XFree86 3.3.6 was a huge mistake. What problems do you get trying to run it in depth 24? When I try to run it in 24 bit mode, the colors are all wrong, that is, within Arc/Info raster image colors are distorted. Colors otherwise are normal. I took the video card out of the old working machine and put it in the new non-working machine. I've attached the XFree86 log files from when the X server starts up. If someone could please look at these and tell me what I need to set in the new -4 config file to emulate the behavior of the previous version in 24 bit mode, I would be incredibly appreciative. If not, word on why Xfree86 version 4 won't do what version 3 did would suffice. Thanks! Eric __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Mother's Day is May 12th! http://shopping.yahoo.com XFree86.0.log.new Description: XFree86.0.log.new X.orig.log Description: X.orig.log
Re: [Xpert]Question regarding bit depth and Arc/Info
On Thu, 9 May 2002, Eric Jorgensen wrote: --- Mark Vojkovich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 8 May 2002, Eric Jorgensen wrote: What about getting it to work in 24 bits? Is there a way to get the behavior from version 3.3.6 in current versions? I'm suspicious about that. HP never supported 24bpp XImages. If anything, I would expect it to work now, and not before. I think the advertising of 24bpp formats in XFree86 3.3.6 was a huge mistake. What problems do you get trying to run it in depth 24? When I try to run it in 24 bit mode, the colors are all wrong, that is, within Arc/Info raster image colors are distorted. Colors otherwise are normal. I took the video card out of the old working machine and put it in the new non-working machine. I've attached the XFree86 log files from when the X server starts up. If someone could please look at these and tell me what I need to set in the new -4 config file to emulate the behavior of the previous version in 24 bit mode, I would be incredibly appreciative. If not, word on why Xfree86 version 4 won't do what version 3 did would suffice. I believe no other X-server in the world offered packed 24bpp XImages. Even in XFree86 3, they were only supported on hardware that supported packed 24bpp framebuffers. Many did not, including NVIDIA hardware. Drivers for NVIDIA hardware would not have offered packed 24bpp XImages in XFree86 3. An app that expected 24bpp XImage in depth 24 would not have worked in any X-server except for XFree86 3, and even then, only on some hardware. Such an app would be broken by definition for making such an assuption. Mark. ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
