Subject: Re: 24-bit color on CG14
To: None <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
From: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/23/2002 20:25:06
> I have updated PR# port-sparc/10170 with changes for cgfourteen.c to
> allow 24-bit color.

Aw, drat, now I have no excuse to get someone to ship me a 24bpp card!

Seriously though, this is cool stuff.  Good work.

> Console output needs to be redirected (xterm -C, xconsole or
> equivalent) while the framebuffer is open; the console output
> routines assume that the framebuffer is still in 8-bit mode.

Hmm, I managed to make cg6 acceleration work; perhaps I can convince
console output to work right in 24bpp mode.  Maybe I still have that
excuse after all. :-)

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