If you've configured X properly , you'll have to use...
startx -- -bpp 16 # or 24 or 32
To get more colors. By default startx starts with 8 bit colors.
You can use xf86config, if you're worried ....
bye
Kaushik
Pradeep Sangunni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote...
On Sunday, August 27, 2000 11:19 PM
>I seem to be having trouble with my display my linux display looks like
>the display of windows at 256 colours I tried all
>Combos by running Xconfigurator but was not able to solve it I have a
>trident 3d image display card.
>when I type in Xconfigurator it automatically detects the trident card
>then I set the monitor I have a Samtron 5Ei
>but when I take this setting the monitor goes blank and keeps blinking and
>then suddenly comes back and says that there was an error to go back and
>check it
>I have a 4mb agp card and I take the 600*800 or higher resolution.But the
>display seems to be the same.
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