Re: Radeon 7500 - Washed Out Colors

I think several people were having gamma problems with radeon on 4.3. 
I think you might want to try this patch:

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xfree86&m=105582853120655&w=2

--- David Willow <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Two months ago I had to remove RedHat 9 and go back to RedHat 8 since
> my
> video would not work correctly.  I would like to use RedHat 9 again,
> but I
> have not heard anything about my problem since my original postings
> in May.
> 
> My problem is with XFree 4.3.  The screen looks like the contrast is
> incorrect.  The colors appear 'washed out' or pale.  It is almost
> impossible
> to read white text on a blue background.  After talking with others
> on the
> XFree list who have the same issue, I learned how to make the
> appearance
> better (a little better) by messing with the gamma settings - 'startx
> --
> -bgamma .5 ggamma .4 rgamma .4'.  Although I can use X with these
> settings,
> it is not good enough to look at for a long time (very hard on my
> eyes).  
> 
> I really want to get RedHat 9 (with XFree 4.3) working.
> 
> Thank you for your attention.
> 
> David Willow
> [email protected]
> 
> 
> 
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