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Date:      Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:33:56 -0600
From:      Patrick Reich <dminor@houston.rr.com>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 6.2 & nvidia x11 driver: weird 16bpp/24bpp colorspace damage
Message-ID:  <1168900436.20805.6.camel@acheron>
In-Reply-To: <20070115212338.9AF0516A5D9@hub.freebsd.org>
References:  <20070115212338.9AF0516A5D9@hub.freebsd.org>

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> Update: after some research I've determined natre of this color
> distortion. It seems like card interpretes each RGB8 value (24 bits, 8
> for each color component) as RBG4 (12 bits, 4 bits for each component,
> red-blue-green order).
> 
> Thus, color which is 0xFF0000 (red) looks like magenta onscreen (red =
> 0xF, green = 0x0, blue = 0xF) and so on.
> 
> Doesn't anyone have any problems with nvidia driver on 6.2-RELEASE?

Yes but my problem with the nvidia driver is because the
new version in ports no longer supports the card in my laptop
(GForce4 440 go).  X log says to use the old 96xx version of
the driver.

Wishful thinking: Too bad there isn't an nvidia-driver-legacy port.

> PS. Here's related thread on nvidia's forum:
> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=84323

Pat





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