Description of problem: applications attempting to allocate colors fail when the user has selected a 256-color pseudocolor installation Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): apparantly this problem was introduced in xfree86-4.2.0 and, contrary to statements made by mike harris in: http://www.redhat.com/archives/xfree86-list/2002-December/msg00027.html in response to "questions on PseudoColor 8-bit support on 4.2.0", a workaround has apparantly not been released as part of 4.3.0.. How reproducible: 100%, on my system.. Steps to Reproduce: 1. set 8-bit color mode 2. run an application which needs to allocate at least one color cell 3. Actual results: failure to allocate any color cells .. black Expected results: Additional info:
No, you are 100% wrong here. This problem was indeed fixed in 4.3.0, and can be configured using the appropriate mechanisms, just exactly like I said it would be in the email that you quoted. You can use the XFree86 documentation for details, or XFree86 mailing lists if you require technical support assistance on configuring your X server et al. to get this to work properly.