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>From: <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200201151656.g0FGupx09124 >Steve, > I've had my version of Linux upgraded and am using KDE. I have set my >color depth to 8 and cannot get ntl to run. I use the command: >"ntl -s 0 -r 0" to use as few colors as possible. This worked on my >previous version of Linux but not on this latest one. Here's the following >output that occurs when I try to start NTL. Can you offer any suggestions >to get this running properly? > >OUTPUT LINES: > >[smsaleeb@Hugo ~]$ ntl -s 0 -r 0 >Resource File: /home/smsaleeb/GEMPAK5.6/resource/Ntop >graphic, satellite, radar -- 33 0 0 > Request total # of colors = 33 >X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for >operation) > Major opcode of failed request: 86 (X_AllocColorCells) > Value in failed request: 0x0 > Serial number of failed request: 278 > Current serial number in output stream: 278 > > >Thanks, > Steve Saleeby > Colorado State University > Steve, Its possible that when you upgraded, you created a new XF86config file. Is your default depth set to 8 bits? Use the xdpyinfo to verify. If not, go back to the Linuxconfig script and set the depth. Steve Chiswell