, "port-mac68k <port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Bob Nestor <rnestor@metronet.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 02/07/1997 18:45:25
> i would like to add in some code to check if i am in b&w
>before i boot, ive tried to boot with thousands of colors on far too many
>times now ;)
Why? That's only half the problem, you'd still have to manually set the
colors back when you rebooted MacOS. A much simpler solution is the
"DepthMaster" Extension available on InfoMac. It allows you to set color
depth on an application by application basis. On my system I have it
configured to switch to B&W for the Booter (which works with all versions
of the Booter). Now when I boot into NetBSD it switches automatically to
B&W mode before going to the Booter. If I abort the boot or when I reboot
MacOS it automatically switches back to my preselected color depth. I
haven't played in the Color (or is it Monitor) Control Panel for months
and have never missed getting into NetBSD because I was in the wrong mode.
-bob