Configure X server for both 8-bit and 24-bit colour?

From: Tom Heathcote (TomHeathcote_at_spamcop.net)
Date: 10/28/04

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    I am trying to configure the X Server on a Sun so that it offers both an
    8-bit PseudoColor visual and a 24-bit TrueColor visual. Preferably with
    the TrueColor as the default.

    The machine is a Blade 100 running Solaris 8. It has an M64 display
    adaptor.

    With the default settings (in /usr/openwin/server/etc/OWconfig) the X
    Server offers 6 different visuals (PseudoColor, StaticColor, GrayScale,
    StaticGray, TrueColor and DirectColor) but all with a depth of 8 bits.
    (What's the point of 8-bit TrueColor anyway?).

    Using m64config it is possible to create the file
    /etc/openwin/server/etc/OWconfig with the following contents:

            class="XSCREENCONFIG" name="SUNWm640"
                        device="/dev/fbs/m640"
                        res="1152x900x66"
                        depth="24";

    But then the X Server only offers a single visual: 24-bit TrueColor.

    Please, please, please, does anyone know how to get 24-bit TrueColor and
    8-bit PseudoColor at the same time? 

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Tom Heathcote
TomHeathcote@spamcop.net
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