RE: 20020214: Garp

Li,

You have:
  default visual id:  0x23
  visual:
    visual id:    0x23
    class:    TrueColor
    depth:    16 planes
    available colormap entries:    64 per subfield
    red, green, blue masks:    0xf800, 0x7e0, 0x1f
    significant bits in color specification:    6 bits


It appears you are running a Xfree86 server, so I'm guessing Linux.

You can configure your depth through the "linuxconfig" script
and select the 8 bit (256 colors) mode.

Also make sure you are not running GNOME. Use KDE, TWM or FVWM.
See:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/glimpse/gempak/4586

Steve CHiswell
Unidata User Support


On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Li-Chuan Chen wrote:

> Steve,
>
> I tried xdpyinfo, and it comes out
>
> [lcchen@ca local]$ xdpyinfo
> name of display:    :0.0
> version number:    11.0
> vendor string:    The XFree86 Project, Inc
> vendor release number:    40100000
> XFree86 version: 4.1.0
> 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:    7
> supported pixmap formats:
>     depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 4, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 8, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 15, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 16, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 24, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 32, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
> keycode range:    minimum 8, maximum 255
> focus:  window 0x1c0000a, revert to PointerRoot
> number of extensions:    26
>     BIG-REQUESTS
>     DOUBLE-BUFFER
>     DPMS
>     Extended-Visual-Information
>     FontCache
>     GLX
>     LBX
>     MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
>     MIT-SHM
>     MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
>     RENDER
>     SECURITY
>     SGI-GLX
>     SHAPE
>     SYNC
>     TOG-CUP
>     XC-APPGROUP
>     XC-MISC
>     XFree86-Bigfont
>     XFree86-DGA
>     XFree86-Misc
>     XFree86-VidModeExtension
>     XInputExtension
>     XKEYBOARD
>     XTEST
>     XVideo
> default screen number:    0
> number of screens:    1
>
> screen #0:
>   dimensions:    1024x768 pixels (372x271 millimeters)
>   resolution:    70x72 dots per inch
>   depths (7):    16, 1, 4, 8, 15, 24, 32
>   root window id:    0x31
>   depth of root window:    16 planes
>   number of colormaps:    minimum 1, maximum 1
>   default colormap:    0x20
>   default number of colormap cells:    64
>   preallocated pixels:    black 0, white 65535
>   options:    backing-store NO, save-unders NO
>   largest cursor:    32x32
>   current input event mask:    0xf84033
>     KeyPressMask             KeyReleaseMask           EnterWindowMask
>     LeaveWindowMask          KeymapStateMask          SubstructureNotifyMask
>     SubstructureRedirectMask FocusChangeMask          PropertyChangeMask
>     ColormapChangeMask
>   number of visuals:    4
>   default visual id:  0x23
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x23
>     class:    TrueColor
>     depth:    16 planes
>     available colormap entries:    64 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xf800, 0x7e0, 0x1f
>     significant bits in color specification:    6 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x24
>     class:    TrueColor
>     depth:    16 planes
>     available colormap entries:    64 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xf800, 0x7e0, 0x1f
>     significant bits in color specification:    6 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x25
>     class:    DirectColor
>     depth:    16 planes
>     available colormap entries:    64 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xf800, 0x7e0, 0x1f
>     significant bits in color specification:    6 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x26
>     class:    DirectColor
>     depth:    16 planes
>     available colormap entries:    64 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xf800, 0x7e0, 0x1f
>     significant bits in color specification:    6 bits
>
>
> How should I know what is my default depth and how should I change it?
>
>
> Li
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Chiswell [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 3:13 PM
> To: Li-Chuan Chen
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: 20020214: Garp
>
>
>
> Li,
> That seems to show that your are not running your X server with
> the default depth of 8 bits (xdpyinfo will show what your
> default depth is).
>
> Steve Chiswell
> Unidata User Support
>
> On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Li-Chuan Chen wrote:
>
> > Steve,
> >
> > I tried to run ntl, but it's still not working.  I got
> >
> > ca:/usr/local/gempak>ntl
> > Resource File:  /usr/local/gempak/resource/Ntop
> > graphic, satellite, radar -- 33 95 20
> >          Request total # of colors = 148
> > 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:  398
> >   Current serial number in output stream:  398
> >
> > Any idea what is wrong?
> >
> >
> > Li
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve Chiswell [mailto:address@hidden]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:08 PM
> > To: Li-Chuan Chen
> > Cc: address@hidden
> > Subject: 20020214: Garp
> >
> >
> > Li,
> >
> > You should launch GARP from the ntl icon bar. By running
> > ntl, you will set up a shared color map that will ensure that
> > you will have enough colors available to run the gui applications.
> >
> > Steve CHiswell
> >
> > On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Li-Chuan Chen wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Attached is an error that I am getting when I try to run garp.
> > > We are running Redhat Linux 7.1 and we are using the precompiled binary
> > for
> > > Gempak.  The text based programs seem to be working correctly, but when
> we
> > > try to run garp, it flashes open and gives the message that is attached.
> > > The computer is a Dell Dimension 4100 - 1GHz, 512MB RAM, 32MB NVidia
> > > GeForce2 video card.
> > > Please let me know if you need more information.
> > >
> > > Let me know what might be wrong.
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > > Li
> > >
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> > > Li-Chuan Chen
> > >
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> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
>
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