make sure your X server is in 8 bit color, 16 24 and 32 is not supported
apparently by xdoom.
nate
On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Rajesh Radhakrishnan wrote:
rradha >Hi,
rradha >
rradha >I downloaded doom from cnet and I get the foll error
rradha >message when I run it,
rradha > DOOM System Startup v1.8
rradha >V_Init: allocate screens.
rradha >M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
rradha >Z_Init: Init zone memory allocation daemon.
rradha >W_Init: Init WADfiles.
rradha > adding /usr/games/doom/doom1.wad
rradha > shareware version.
rradha >M_Init: Init miscellaneous info.
rradha >R_Init: Init DOOM refresh daemon - [...................]
rradha >P_Init: Init Playloop state.
rradha >I_Init: Setting up machine state.
rradha >Could not start sound server [sndserver]
rradha >D_CheckNetGame: Checking network game status.
rradha >startskill 2 deathmatch: 0 startmap: 1 startepisode: 1
rradha >player 1 of 1 (1 nodes)
rradha >S_Init: Setting up sound.
rradha >HU_Init: Setting up heads up display.
rradha >ST_Init: Init status bar.
rradha >Error: xdoom currently only supports 256-color PseudoColor screens
rradha >
rradha >
rradha >I have a S3 video card with 4MB video RAM. I run my monitor at
rradha >1024x758 resolution.
rradha >
rradha >Thanks
rradha >-Rajesh
rradha >
rradha >
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