Jacob Woodruff wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I think that my X-windows is starting up in 8bit colors. Is there
> anyway to tell what colordepth and resolution is currently being used? I
Open a terminal window and type 'xdpyinfo' and look for the "depth(s)"
line.
> want to at least have 16bit colors but am unsure why it won't give me this.
> I have tryed changing the resolutions by ctrl alt + and by startx -bpp 16,
> but I don't think it changes anything.
Resolution and color depth are two separate things, so ctrl-alt-+/-
won't help in this case.
The startx line will do the trick, but it's a little screwed up. Try
'startx -- -bpp 16'.
The '--' tells startx that the flags following it are meant for the X
server, not the startx script.
> Here are the specs on my monitor and video card and video server that I am
> using:
>
> Monitor:
> Packard bell 3020
> 17 in SVGA Monitor
> Sync: H/V separate(TTL); H/V Composition(TTL); Sync-on Green
> Horiz Scan: 30-69
> Vert. Scan: 50-160
> Resolutions and Refresh rates supported:
> 1280 x 1024 at 60Hz; 1024 x 768 at 75Hz; 800 x 600 at 75Hz
> 640x 480 at 75Hz
>
> Video Card:
> ATI Xpert98 with the Mach64 chipset and 8MB mem.
>
> Video server:
> Mach64
> No clockchip selected.
>
> Does anyone know if this monitor-card combination has supported color depth
> above 8bit, and how I might be able to achieve this (ie what settings to put
> for my monitor and card). It said in the definition of the card that there
> was up to 32 bit ability.
Yup, it'll do 32 bit without a problem. I used to own one of those
cards prior to moving to a new motherboard and an AGP slot with a Matrox
G200 card. Those Mach64 cards work pretty well, really.
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Steve Philp
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