Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 17:57:17 -0500 (EST) From: Wayne Cuddy <wayne@crb-web.com> To: mikebo@tellabs.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Mike Borowiec <mikebo@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 2.2.8-R & XF86333: Lost colors in Netscape Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.981208175526.10171J-100000@crb.crb-web.com> In-Reply-To: <9812082142.AA01387@tellabc.tellabs.com>
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This also happens to me on XFree3.3.2 and Netscape at 24bpp. I don't suspect FBSD is the problem. Running at depth16 solved my problem. I am using the S3V server. On Tue, 8 Dec 1998 mikebo@tellabs.com wrote: > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 15:42:59 -0600 (CST) > From: mikebo@tellabs.com > To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Cc: Mike Borowiec <mikebo@FreeBSD.ORG> > Subject: 2.2.8-R & XF86333: Lost colors in Netscape > > Greetings - > This morning I freshly installed 2.2.8 & XFree86 3.3.3 on two different > machines. Since then, I have lost all colors in the Netscape control > buttons and icons. Netscape works fine, and the pages it displays are > in full color. There are no other X-win programs running, except for > a few xterms. Both machines ran 2.2.7 & Xfree86 3.3.2 previously, with > Netscape working perfectly. > > I don't think the window manager has anything to do with the problem. > We are able to duplicate the symptoms with TWM and Afterstep 1.0 - but > also with no window manager at all (bare XF86_SVGA server). > > The two different machines, with two different video cards are: > Computer 1: HP Vectra (PPro 200MHz) 128MB, Matrox Millenium PCI 8MB. > Computer 2: HP Kayak XU (P-II 400MHz) 128MB, Matrox Millenium II AGP 8MB. > > Both machines have plenty of video memory, are set to display only in > 1280x1024 mode with 24bpp. > > Is there a known problem with XF86 3.3.3 and Netscape (native FBSD binary)? > The following versions of Netscape are known to be affected: 4.06, 4.07, > and 4.5. > > Does anyone know what might be causing this? > Regards, > - Mike > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Michael Borowiec -- mikebo@tellabs.com -- Tellabs Operations, Inc. > Systems Analyst, Engineering Software Tools 4951 Indiana Ave., MS 63 > 630-512-8019 FAX: 630-512-7099 Lisle, IL 60532 USA > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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