waldorf@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (jerry waldorf) (10/05/89)
I am using an HP 9000/330 workstation running 7.0 HP-UX with MOTIF window manager. I am trying to change the depth of the pixmap for the root window from 6 to 8. I have tried using xrdb, changing /usr/lib/X11/X0screen to "/dev/crt depth 8" and that does not work. Does anybody have any suggestions. Am I trying to change a parameter that is hardware dependent, or is it software configurable?
kam@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Keith Marchington) (10/06/89)
> I am using an HP 9000/330 workstation running 7.0 HP-UX with MOTIF window > manager. > I am trying to change the depth of the pixmap for the root window > from 6 to 8. The depth of the root window is dependent on the display hardware that you are using. It is read by the X server from the hardware and is not settable under software. It reflects the physical configuration of the hardware. From your information, I would have to guess that you are using a 98547A graphics card which has 6 planes of frame buffer memory. > I have tried using xrdb, changing /usr/lib/X11/X0screen to "/dev/crt depth 8" > and that does not work. Does anybody have any suggestions. > Am I trying to change a parameter that is hardware dependent, or is it > software configurable? Yes, it is hardware dependent. Keith Marchington
tomg@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Thomas J. Gilg) (10/07/89)
> I am using an HP 9000/330 workstation running 7.0 HP-UX with MOTIF window > manager. > > I am trying to change the depth of the pixmap for the root window > from 6 to 8. I suspect you have either an HP 9000/319C (a sealed 330), an hp98549 graphics display card, or an hp98547 graphics display card. In all three cases, they are 1024x768 at 6 planes deep (hardware). > I have tried using xrdb, changing /usr/lib/X11/X0screen to "/dev/crt depth 8" > and that does not work. Does anybody have any suggestions. > > Am I trying to change a parameter that is hardware dependent, or is it > software configurable? Its a hardware dependent situation. For your situation, the following Xnscreen file entries are allowable: /dev/crt ( defaults to default hardware depth = 6 ) /dev/crt doublebuffer ( 3/3 Double buffer ) With some of the other HP display subsystems, several depths are available, but only as multiples of 8. Sorry we can't get you up to 8, Thomas Gilg tomg@cv.hp.com