SUMMARY (Not Really) : Error & XSun / Intel options

From: Brett Thorson <bthorson_at_ekosystems.com>
Date: Wed Aug 15 2001 - 13:38:21 EDT
I didn't get any replies other than "Try XFree86" which doesn't have a
driver for Solaris Intel 810 cards.

Sorry this couldn't be more useful.

--Brett

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Thorson" <bthorson@ekosystems.com>
To: <sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 5:00 PM
Subject: Q: Error & XSun / Intel options


> I am trying my best to get XSun to stop dithering my graphics.  That way I
> can get a graphic of one color to look like one solid color rather than
this
> dithered image that just doesn't look all that great.  I am using the
Intel
> 810 board at 1280X1024 at 256 colors.  Sun (due to Hardware limitations of
> the Intel 810) doesn't support 1280X1024 higher than 256 colors.  So I am
> left with a crippled color scheme.
>
> What I tried to do was play with some of the XSun options to see if I
could
> get the desired effect (turn off dithering).
>
> ======================================================
> bash-2.03# /usr/X/bin/Xsun -ar1 2000 -ar2 2000 -nobanner -s 0 -v -dev
> /dev/fb defclass TrueColor
> The loadable module for the display device SUNWtext is not installed.
>
> Fatal server error:
> InitOutput: Error loading module for /dev/fb
>
> bash-2.03# /usr/X/bin/Xsun -ar1 2000 -ar2 2000 -nobanner -s 0 -v -dev
> /dev/fb0 defclass TrueColor
> The loadable module for the display device SUNWtext is not installed.
>
> Fatal server error:
> InitOutput: Error loading module for /dev/fb0
> ======================================================
> I was hoping anyone might be able to provide some assistance into
> A) getting SUNWtext installed ? (i.e. finding it, I don't even know where
to
> start looking for this)
> B) How do I turn dithering off for XSun? (Shorter route to my
destination?)
> C) Getting my whites whiter without the use of harsh bleaches  ;-)
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> --Brett M. Thorson
>
Received on Wed Aug 15 18:38:21 2001

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