Stephen Nicholas wrote: > I can't really notice any difference between 16bit and 24bit, but just out of >interest, is there a way to change between the two without altering XF86Config-4 and >restarting X? (In case I decide I want 24bit colour for anything).
No. There is no way. The X server can't change its bit-depth while running. You can run two X servers though. Something like: X -depth 24 -query localhost :1 That will start a new Xserver running on screen 1 (Console 8) It assumes you have xdm or gdm running and allow local queries. GNOME has a gdmconfig program with RH >= 7.2, otherwise you'll have to find the config file (locate is your friend) You can query machines across a network (dial-up is painful though). Cheers, -- Carl Cerecke, Assistant Lecturer|email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Computer Science, |Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext. 7859 University of Canterbury, |Fax: +64 3 364 2569 Private Bag 4800, |http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~cdc Christchurch, New Zealand. |
