Hi Kevin.

"DefaultColorDepth 16" works just fine, thank you very much. I am off and running!
I will follow up on that other matter too.

Thanks, Ed.

Kevin Buettner wrote:

> Hi Ed,
>
> The problem is that the default visual of your new machine is at
> depth 32.  This was a problem in the first release of CodeWarrior for
> Linux (i.e, the one for Red Hat linux).  However, I think that this
> bug was fixed shortly before I left Metrowerks.
>
> I spoke with my former manager at Metrowerks about your problem and he
> told me that I should give you his contact info; I think it's likely
> that he'll provide you with an updated binary at little or no charge.
> (One of the things that Metrowerks is legendary for is their excellent
> customer support.)
>
> As an interim solution, you might try running your display at depth
> 16.  You could also try depth 24, but we found that some displays
> automagically go to 32 when you attempt to set them to 24.  You can
> (probably) change your depth by editing your /etc/X11/XF86Config file
> and changing the ``Depth 32'' line to ``Depth 16''.  (Be sure to make
> a backup copy of this file first before changing it.) Also, you'll
> need to restart your X server after making this change.
>
> If that doesn't work for changing your depth, you may need to send me
> your XF86Config file so that I can make a more informed suggestion.
> (It's possible to have multiple depths specified for a particular
> screen in this file in which case you'd probably want to add or change
> the ``DefaultColorDepth'' entry.)
>
> I will send you the name and email address of the person to contact
> at Metrowerks via private email.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kevin
>
> On Apr 6,  7:55pm, Ed Cernek wrote:
> > Subject: Re: CodeWarrior X problem
> > Hello Kevin.
> >
> > WELL now! This is useful! Following is the output you requested and thanx for
> > your interest and support.
> >
> > Ed.
> >
> > name of display:    :0.0
> > version number:    11.0
> > vendor string:    The XFree86 Project, Inc
> > vendor release number:    3330
> > maximum request size:  4194300 bytes
> > motion buffer size:  256
> > bitmap unit, bit order, padding:    32, LSBFirst, 32
> > image byte order:    LSBFirst
> > number of supported pixmap formats:    2
> > supported pixmap formats:
> >     depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32
> >     depth 32, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
> > keycode range:    minimum 8, maximum 134
> > focus:  window 0x2c00011, revert to PointerRoot
> > number of extensions:    19
> >     BIG-REQUESTS
> >     DOUBLE-BUFFER
> >     DPMS
> >     LBX
> >     MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
> >     MIT-SHM
> >     MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
> >     RECORD
> >     SECURITY
> >     SHAPE
> >     SYNC
> >     XC-APPGROUP
> >     XC-MISC
> >     XFree86-DGA
> >     XFree86-Misc
> >     XFree86-VidModeExtension
> >     XInputExtension
> >     XKEYBOARD
> >     XTEST
> > default screen number:    0
> > number of screens:    1
> >
> > screen #0:
> >   dimensions:    1280x1024 pixels (433x347 millimeters)
> >   resolution:    75x75 dots per inch
> >   depths (1):    32
> >   root window id:    0x26
> >   depth of root window:    32 planes
> >   number of colormaps:    minimum 1, maximum 1
> >   default colormap:    0x23
> >   default number of colormap cells:    2048
> >   preallocated pixels:    black 0, white 16777215
> >   options:    backing-store YES, save-unders YES
> >   largest cursor:    64x64
> >   current input event mask:    0xf8603f
> >     KeyPressMask             KeyReleaseMask           ButtonPressMask
> >     ButtonReleaseMask        EnterWindowMask          LeaveWindowMask
> >     ButtonMotionMask         KeymapStateMask          SubstructureNotifyMask
> >     SubstructureRedirectMask FocusChangeMask          PropertyChangeMask
> >     ColormapChangeMask
> >   number of visuals:    1
> >   default visual id:  0x22
> >   visual:
> >     visual id:    0x22
> >     class:    TrueColor
> >     depth:    32 planes
> >     available colormap entries:    2048 per subfield
> >     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
> >     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
> >
> > Kevin Buettner wrote:
> >
> > > On Apr 5,  7:52pm, Ed Cernek wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have had CodeWarrior running on one machine for months; no problems.
> > > >
> > > > I got another, faster, machine and want to move CW from one machine to
> > > > the other. However, I get the following message when I try to run it on
> > > > the new machine:
> > > >
> > > > # /usr/local/bin/cwide &
> > > > Warning: Unable to use any of the requested depths, using default depth
> > > > instead
> > > > Fatal Error: Server cannot support required visual.
> > > > #
> > > >
> > > > Both machines are running RH6.1.
> > > > The video cards are different; different drivers.
> > > >
> > > > Ideas?
> > >
> > > Send me the output of xdpyinfo for your new machine.
> > >
> > > (When I worked for Metrowerks, I worked on CodeWarrior for Linux and,
> > > in fact, I was involved with getting it to work at different depths...)
> > >
> > > --
> > > Kevin Buettner
> > > kev@primenet.com, kevinb@redhat.com
> > >
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