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Sindi Keesan wrote:
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> Steven, what video chip/card actually displays either 
> 8 or 12 bit color for you?  

I don't know how many bits it is.  All I know is:  I see no 
improvement going from 640x480 to any number less than 12.  
At 640x480x12, I get lots more colors.  So that's what I used
in BL3.  

As I've said before, Xvesa is flakely.  It was *very* difficult
to compile and it clearly doesn't like being booted from DOS.
I've given up trying to understanding it and am simply trying
to live with it.  I wish we could use something else.  But Xvesa 
is currently the best thing we have.  (sigh)

> I can't get Xvesa to display 8-bit.  

I'm certainly not disagreeing with you.

> Are there some laptops which WILL display 8-bit color with
> Xvesa?  

I don't think it makes much difference on a mono laptop.  
I currently have four 486 laptops: three of them are mono 
and the fourth gives me lots of colors at 640x480x12.

Cheers,
Steven