Hi,
I'm getting the same screwy thing with my ATI Xpert@Work. If I (using
Xconfigurator) don't have an entry for 8 bit color mode, startx fails completely
although 16 and 24 bit modes are enabled(w low res). This has led me to suspect
that the XServer/KDE is kaput. My previous RHL 5.1 worked fine. Since I just
installed it yesterday, I will be fooling around with it...so pointers
appreciated.
Lionel
> 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.
>
> --
> Steve Philp
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
