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Restricting Color Modes
Posted by: ObeyDaleks on 2025-09-05 04:51:51
Hey all. Is there a way I can limit what color modes are selectable in the Monitors control panel and the Control Strip under system 7.x? Specifically, I would like to remove the option of “thousands of colors”. Basically, I would like to prevent accidental selection of this mode since it makes my PB190ce go bananas.
Posted by: robin-fo on 2025-09-05 07:00:27
You probably need to manipulate the DeclROM of the internal video “card“. But I‘d rather ask myself what‘s the problem with this color mode… Bad VRAM?
Posted by: ObeyDaleks on 2025-09-05 07:13:16
It has a 5300ce display transplanted into it. And it doesn’t have enough VRAM to run 800x600 resolution at 16 bits.
Posted by: cheesestraws on 2025-09-05 09:04:51
you could try mucking with the relevant sResource in an INIT or similar, if you don't want to hack the declrom
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