Summary: 24 bit Color Depth with 3D30 (ZLXp-EV5)

From: Holger Bauer <bauer_at_itsm.uni-stuttgart.de>
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 11:55:14 +0100 (MET)

      The answer is: This card only can handle 8 bit planes.
 

Thanks to those who responded:

Olle Eriksson <olle_at_cb.uu.se>
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You can't. a 3D30 is just an 8-bit card


Andreas Vetter <vetter_at_physik.uni-wuerzburg.de>
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[ translated to english ]

Hello Holger!

the card only can handle 8 bits, therefor you'll see `depth 8' at boot
time:

tga0: depth 8, map size 4MB, 1280x1024

Sorry, but this is related to hardware.

original post:
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Hi,


  tga0 at pci0 slot 7
  tga0: depth 8, map size 4MB, 1280x1024
  tga0: ZLXp-E


how can I change the color depth to 24 bits with this card?
1280x1024 with 24 bits should work with 4MB

However, the line:

:0 Local local_at_console /usr/bin/X11/X :0 -bs -su -vclass TrueColor -depth 24 -once

in /etc/dt/config/Xservers

does not give me the expected 24 planes.

If someone out there has 24 bit working with a 3D30, could you please
send me the output of:

uerf -R | grep tga0 | tail -4
xdpyinfo

and

cat /etc/dt/config/Xservers
(or cat /usr/dt/config/Xservers)

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