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From: j@uriah.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Need ET4000 driver for X11
Date: 15 Dec 1993 17:10:21 +0100
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In <2e1f0eINNhih@survax.rich.chel.su>
news@survax.rich.chel.su (USENET News System) writes:

> Can anyone tell me about viewing 16-bit pictures under X-Windows with
>ET4000 card (1Mb RAM)? I can view pictures with xview in 8-bit mode
>only.... :-( Can anyone help me?

Hmm, at least with XFree86 (you didn't mention your `X11' vendor),
you are outta luck. XFree86 currently only supports 1-bit, 4-bit and
8-bit servers:-((
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