From: "Michael Krause" <mkrause AT mail DOT tds DOT net>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: problem with setting the palette
Date: 27 Jul 1997 20:41:48 GMT
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David Orme <phreadd AT powerup DOT com DOT au> wrote in article
<5r9ghs$5e8$2 AT grissom DOT powerup DOT com DOT au>...
> I'm displaying PCX files to the screen in VESA mode 0x101 (640x480x256).
The 
> problem is that the palette either:
> a) isn't being loaded correctly, or
> b) isn't being set correctly.

The PCX file stores the palette with all bytes shifted left two bits.  So
include the following after you load the file:

for (int i = 0; i < 768; i++) pal[i] >>= 2;

Hope this helps.