[rescue] Solaris 9 and colour depth

[jodys at helluin.org]

On Sun, Nov 24, 2002 at 12:24:19AM -0500, Kevin wrote:
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> In Solaris 9, how can i tell, and then in turn change,
> the colour bit depth i am running at?
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> Thanks,
> /KRM

To tell the default visual (the visual that a program will use unless
it specifies another) use xdpyinfo. Look for the line

default visual id:	0x2a

By default Solaris uses a 8bit visual, even on 24bit framebuffers.
Below that line you'll find a list of supported visuals. Match those
up and you got the default visual.  

To change that default visual you need to edit the file 
/etc/dt/config/Xservers you'll need to edit the line, probably at
the bottom, that lists all the options and the binary to run, you should
make it look like this

:0	Local local_uid at console root /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0 -nobanner -dev /dev/fb defdepth 24

the difference being the "defdepth 24" tacked on the end. That should
do it.

Good Luck,
Jody