How do I select a default visual

[Kotaru, Raj]

Alan,

I realize this and boy, do I feel stupid!!

Thank you
Raj


-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Coopersmith [mailto:alan.coopersmith at oracle.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 3:48 PM
To: Kotaru, Raj
Cc: ed at yen.ipipan.waw.pl; xorg at lists.freedesktop.org
Subject: Re: How do I select a default visual

On 07/13/11 08:09 AM, Kotaru, Raj wrote:
> Hi Lukasz,
> 
> I tried "startx -- -depth 8".
> The X server via "ps" is identified to be running as:
> 
> root      2130  2129  1 05:11 tty8     00:00:00 /usr/bin/X :0 -depth 8 -auth /root/.serverauth.2112
> 
> In Xorg log file, I see:
> [  4369.973] (++) intel(0): Depth 8, (--) framebuffer bpp 8
> [  4369.973] (==) intel(0): RGB weight 888
> [  4369.973] (**) intel(0): Default visual is PseudoColor
> [  4369.973] (II) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) 965Q
> [  4369.973] (--) intel(0): Chipset: "965Q"
> [  4369.973] (**) intel(0): DRI is disabled because it runs only at depths 16 and 24.
> 
> I do not see any errors in Xorg log file.
> 
> 
> However xdpyinfo still gives me a default trucolor (24 bit)  visual.
> 
> [orbcad at orbcad-testpc ~]$ xdpyinfo
> name of display:    localhost:12.0
> version number:    11.0
> vendor string:    Hummingbird Ltd.

You're connecting to the wrong Xserver there - Hummingbird is a X server for
Microsoft Windows, it's not Xorg.

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	-Alan Coopersmith-        alan.coopersmith at oracle.com
	 Oracle Solaris Platform Engineering: X Window System