Issues running Xorg in 8 bit color mode:q

[Doug Kuvaas]

2011/9/16 Michel Dänzer <michel at daenzer.net>

> On Fre, 2011-09-16 at 07:44 -0500, Doug Kuvaas wrote:
> > 2011/9/16 Michel Dänzer <michel at daenzer.net>
> >         On Don, 2011-09-15 at 14:26 -0500, Doug Kuvaas wrote:
> >         > I have a legacy application that is run from a UNIX host
> >         computer that
> >         > does not function properly if executed with color depths
> >         greater than
> >         > 8 bits.  When I try to run Xorg in the form of Xorg :0 +bs
> >         -wm -retro
> >         > -depth 8 -fbbpp 8, all I end up with is grayscale, no color
> >         at all.
> >
> >
> >         See
> >         http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2011-January/018452.html. A
> >         sad example of perfect being the enemy of better...
> >
> > Does this mean that want I want to do is no longer supported by Xorg?
> > Or do I need to build a more recent version?  RandR isn't needed by my
> > application, so that can certainly be left out if need be
>
> I'm afraid that doesn't matter. Until it's fixed in the X server, the
> options I see for you are basically:
>
>      * Hack the video driver you use not to set the gamma_set member of
>        xf86CrtcFuncsRec.
>      * Use a driver that doesn't support RandR 1.2 or newer, e.g. fbdev
>        or vesa.
>
>
> --
> Earthling Michel Dänzer           |                   http://www.amd.com
> Libre software enthusiast         |          Debian, X and DRI developer
>

I will give fbdev a try.  vesa doesn't work properly.  Otherwise I will have
to try hacking the video driver, which might be the better option.

Do you have any idea when this issue might be fixed?

Thanks
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