The limitation you're running into is _not_ a limitation of the X server
being used.  Rather, the limitation is that the NetBSD kernel does not
have the capability built-in neither to switch bit-depths (ie, number of
colors) nor to control the color palette (ie, set color #N to x parts of
Red, y parts Green, and z parts Blue).

There are two ways of getting this functionality:

1. Use the Video LKM that Taras Ivanenko built, and Colin Wood updated;

   or

2. Use one of my SLOTMAN kernels, which has the Video LKM built in as
   well as support for more video cards.

NOTE!  Both of these options require that you use a NuBus (ie, external)
video card.  There is no way currently to get the required functionality
on internal video, although Michael Zucca was working on it a while ago.

For more information, you can start with my web page at

	http://www.whooppee.com/slotman/

There's at least one pointer there to Michael's web page, as well as a
pretty extensive FAW on the SLOTMAN kernels.

On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, Guy Santiglia wrote:

> > 
> > But you know what I think?  I think you are running my X OSFA server
> > in 8-bit *color* mode without video ROM driver support.  Video ROM
> > support is available only for NuBus/PDS video cards and only with Paul
> > Goyette's SLOTMAN kernels or with Taras Ivanenko/Colin Wood's video
> > LKM loaded.
> > 
> > If you are running X on the internal video, you can run X OSFA server
> > in color mode only in 16-bit mode (i.e. thousands-of-color mode).  If
> > your internal video doesn't do 16-bit mode, you can run the server
> > only in 8-bit *gray* mode.
> 
> I think your right about your OSFA server in 8 bit mode. 
> That is what I was doing.  But when I select 16 bit mode the 
> maching still seems to boot in 8 bit color mode.  It doesn't give
> me the option too switch to 16 bit mode in the Mac OS monitor
> control panel.  I don't have a nubus video card either.
> 
> So I'm thinking that my internal video doesn't do 16 bit mode 
> like you said.  Does that mean I'm S.O.L. on getting normal
> colors from that OSFA server?
> 
> If so should I try another color server??
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > If you run X OSFA server on the internal video in 8-bit *color* mode,
> > the screen will look like the computer is on narcotic drugs or
> > something.  I think that's your problem.  Read through the README file.
> 
> I'm trying to keep my mac away from the drugs.  I read your README
> and  would this entry be correct to set the XDEVICE variable??
> 
> setenv XDEVICE /dev/grf0       
> 
> 
> (c shell of course)
> 
> thanks Guy
> 
> 
> e-
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