Gamma

[SkyNet]

How can you change the Gamma for Linux Mandrake 7.2? In particular the gamma for Q3A. Take into account I use a Nvidia based graphics card.

[SkyNet]

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[pbharris]

if you are using Nvidia then I assume you are using NVdriver 0.95 and you have xfree86 4.01. Older versions of the Nvidia driver don't work, anyway:
xgamma -gamma value,
where value is less than 10 and greater than 0.1

[SkyNet]

I tried xgamma -gamma 5 however it say's bash: xgamma: command not found...

I'm typing it in as su too. Is there another way? and thx for the reply.

update: Does not work if your in X but if you drop out of X you can startx -- -gamma "value" and that will work however it's a global solution to everything including Q3A...Now to find a solution for just Q3A.

[This message has been edited by SkyNet (edited 23 November 2000).]

[pbharris]

what version of Xfree86 are you using? xgamma should be in /usr/X11R6/bin/ , which all users have access to. I know mandrake has the option to install two versions of Xfree86.

when I play a game which needs higher gamma i set it in an xterm just prior to launching the game, then set it back. You could make a little script which does it all automatically.

[SkyNet]

I'm using XFree86 4.0.1

I don't know how to write scripts. I'll look into it though thx.