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Re: using cadence with xfree?
- From: René Berber <r dot berber at computer dot org>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 14:23:30 -0500
- Subject: Re: using cadence with xfree?
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cgordon2@ncsu.edu wrote:
> I am trying to use your xwin program to run Cadence (UNIX based CAD software)
> remotely on a WinXP laptop. I am getting the following error: *WARNING* Atr:
> Failed to find 8-plane PseudoColor visual
>
> I searched the internet for a solution. The solutions that I found say that
> this is a common problem, but I cannot employ the solutions mentioned. The
> lowest-color setting for my video card is 16-bit and I can't replace the
> video card with an older one.
>
> Is there any solution available? Thank you.
Two options:
1. Use the "--depth" parameter of Xwin (see the comments inside
/usr/X11R6/bin/startxwin.sh, it only works with --fullscreen).
2. Don't use XWindows use VNC.
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René Berber
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