
Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual
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4.3.1.2 Setting Bit-Depth on T-Class Cards
The bit-depth of Raptor 1100T, Raptor 2100T and Raptor 2500T
can be set to 8-bit only, 8+24-bit, 24-bit, mox16, mox24 or mox32
(see Table 2.)
Mode/Bit-Depth Description of Mode
8-bit 8-bit PseudoColor visual
8+24 mode One 8-bit visual + One 24-bit visual
(simultaneous)
24-bit 24-bit TrueColor visual only
mox16 mox mode w/16 planes
mox24 mox mode w/24 planes
mox32 mox mode w/32 planes
Table 2
An explanation of different MOX modes can be found in Section
4.4.
There are two ways to set bit-depth on Raptor 1100T, Raptor 2100T
and Raptor 2500T:
• By setting the environment variable
STARSMODE
• By editing the config file /etc/X11/TSIScreenConfig
4.3.1.2.1 STARSMODE Variable
The bit-depth of the Raptor T-Class card can be set using the
STARSMODE environment variable. This variable should be set
before starting up the X server.
For example, set the bit-depth of the Raptor T-Class card to 8+24
prompt% setenv STARSMODE +8+24
To set the bit-depth of the Raptor T-Class card to mox16
prompt% setenv STARSMODE +mox16
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