[daip] Re: question about aips installation

[Hiroko Shinnaga]

Dear  Eric Greisen,

   Thanks very much for your kind and prompt
response.  Finally, I could make my TV work
on this machine.  I changed from 16 to 24 bit
by editing the XF86Config directly.

   Thank you very much for your help.  I appreciated.

Sincerely,

Hiroko

Eric Greisen wrote:
> Hiroko Shinnaga writes:
> 
>  > 
>  > XAS: ***********************************
>  > XAS: **  No TrueColor found
>  > XAS: **  Resorting to PseudoColor
>  > XAS: ***********************************
>  > XAS: No pseudocolor visual - No suitable visual: No such file or directory
>  > 
>  > Could you let me know how to fix this?
>  > I'm using suse (not redhat) on the machine.
>  > 
> 
> The AIPS Managers' FAQ page on our web site addresses this.  The
> default visual on Linux machines is a 16-bit TrueColor which would not
> be useful for science and so I have refused to support it.  You need
> to chaange to a 24/32-bit TrueColor or an 8-bit PseudoColor visual.
> Some details on this are on that page
> 
> http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/aips/aipsmgr/
> 
> Eric Greisen
> 
> .
> 


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