> On 8/12/2010 7:43 AM, Alan Coopersmith wrote:
> > Aaron Yuan wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I am doing tests on Sun Ray. When I change the
> default depth from 24-bit
> >> to 8-bit by:
> >>
> >> #svccfg -s svc:/application/x11/x11-server setprop
> options/default_depth=8
> >> and log out/in.
> >>
> >> The default_depth doesn't change.
> >> I want to know whether it is a bug on sun-ray.
> >> The environment is osol_145 + vermillion_146 on
> sun ray.
> >
> > I don't think the Sun Ray software was ever
> modified to use the
> > SMF framework for the x11-server preferences.
> >
> > You'll need to use the Sun Ray-specific utxconfig
> command instead.
> 
> That's correct.  But even then, you won't get an
> 8-bit depth because Xnewt
> (the Xorg-based Sun Ray X server) supports only a
> 24-bit depth.  8-bit is
> only available when you use an Xsun-based Sun Ray X
> server, and Xsun is
> long gone from OSol.
> 
> Mike.

If one had some old software that only worked in 8-bit
(I have an ancient copy of IslandWrite/Paint/Draw somewhere),
one could still run an instance of Xephyr (with appropriate
arguments) and point the client at that; I'm pretty sure I've
done that a few times to look at old documents.

That's certainly not the same thing as an 8-bit PseudoColor default
visual for the main X server for a device, but since most 8-bit
apps aren't exactly demanding, it's probably good enough if one
still needs to run them from time to time.
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