Subject: Re: Xf86config for 32-bit color quality
To: Nguyen, Son N. <sn.nguyen@ngc.com>
From: Brian de Alwis <bsd@cs.ubc.ca>
List: current-users
Date: 09/25/2007 14:41:54
Doesn't look like you can. The XF86Config(5) file says:
DISPLAY SUBSECTION
[...]
Depth depth
This entry specifies what colour depth the Display subsection is
to be used for. This entry is usually specified, but it may be
omitted to create a match-all Display subsection or when wishing
to match only against the FbBpp parameter. The range of depth
values that are allowed depends on the driver. Most driver sup-
port 8, 15, 16 and 24. Some also support 1 and/or 4, and some
may support other values (like 30). Note: depth means the num-
ber of bits in a pixel that are actually used to determine the
pixel colour. 32 is not a valid depth value. Most hardware
that uses 32 bits per pixel only uses 24 of them to hold the
colour information, which means that the colour depth is 24, not
32.
You could try to experiment and change your XF86Config to look
something like the following; YMMV:
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Device "..."
Monitor "..."
DefaultDepth 32
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 32
EndSubSection
EndSection
Brian.
On 2007.09.25 07:38:23 -0400, Nguyen, Son N. wrote:
> How can I set to 32-bit color quality display with xf86config?
> Thanks.
>
> sn
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Brian de Alwis | Software Practices Lab | UBC | http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~bsd/
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Brian.
On 2007.09.25 07:38:23 -0400, Nguyen, Son N. wrote:
> How can I set to 32-bit color quality display with xf86config?
> Thanks.
>
> sn
--
Brian de Alwis | Software Practices Lab | UBC | http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~bsd/
"Amusement to an observing mind is study." - Benjamin Disraeli
On 2007.09.25 07:38:23 -0400, Nguyen, Son N. wrote:
> How can I set to 32-bit color quality display with xf86config?
> Thanks.
>
> sn
--
Brian de Alwis | Software Practices Lab | UBC | http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~bsd/
"Amusement to an observing mind is study." - Benjamin Disraeli