Screen colors changing when launching
on UNIX systems
The Installgen application uses a color palette containing
colors outside the standard system palette used on most workstations
in 8 bit color mode. Therefore the application creates and uses a custom
palette on workstations which are running in 8 bit color mode (256 colors).
When the application is the foreground application, the application´s
custom palette is being used, thus causing the other windows to appear
greyed out.
On Sun workstations containing 24-bit graphics cards,
the m64config command may be used to change the graphics card operating
mode from 8 bit to 24 bit display modes. To switch a Sun graphics card
from 8 bit to 24 bit mode at a display resolution of 1152 x 900, use
the following command:
m64config -res 1152x900@66 -depth 24
Using the m64config command in this manner will change
the bit depth immediately without forcing a reboot, and will save these
settings automatically.
Please consult the man page for the m64config command
for learn how to determine the current resolution and bit depths used
by your graphics card and the additional operating modes which may be
available with your graphics card and monitor combination.
