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Using 32-bit color (radeon 9500 pro - I already have drivers working)

I finally got the new ATI drivers working, and now I have direct rendering, 3D acceleration, etc. However, I can't use 32-bit color depth. Judging from the output of xdpyinfo, I think I should be able to use it:

Code:

screen #0:

  dimensions:    1280x1024 pixels (433x347 millimeters)

  resolution:    75x75 dots per inch

  depths (7):    24, 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 32

But if I specify a depth of 32 in XF86Config-4, I get this error:

Code:

(EE) fglrx(0): Weight given (000) is inconsistent with the depth (32)

(EE) fglrx(0): PreInitWeight failed

(EE) fglrx(0): R200PreInit failed

(II) fglrx(0): === [R200PreInit] === end

(II) UnloadModule: "fglrx"

(II) UnloadModule: "vgahw"

(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a

(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.



Fatal server error:

no screens found

I can't find what the driver means by "weight." What am I doing wrong?

Since I haven't posted 5 times yet, I can't post a URL, so consider this post my 5th post, and the URL to your specific problem will follow shortly. :)

I found this on google, but it suggests that there is no 32 bit depth. Hope that this helps.

http://lists.debian.org/debian-power.../msg00309.html

Thanks. I'm not sure what to do about this, as it won't let me run at 16bpp, either, and some programs won't run correctly at 24bpp (ie zsnes)....