Re: gif files with 16 bit graphics card (Linux)

Rene Brun (Rene.Brun@cern.ch)
Wed, 28 Oct 1998 10:28:22 +0100

Otto Schaile wrote:
>
> Hi Rooters,
> I am on Linux/egcs, root 2.00-11 with ATI Xpertwork 8MB AGP
> graphics card using 16 bpp colors. Trying to display a gif
> file by xv doesnt work, xv tells me: gif file seems truncated
> Winging it.
> With 8 bpp colors it works.
>

Hi Otto,
We are aware of this problem with Linux Xservers with more than
8 color planes. The problem is pretty complex, but under
investigation.

Rene Brun