On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> Hello all~
>
> I'm new here, and new to Mandrake, but don't have the time to keep
> checkin all the messages or delete them all. I just need a quick (hopefully)
> answer for the following problem:
>
> I installed Linux Mandrake (yes, a REAL new newbie) and have had one
> major problem: My Netscape comes up with a 'color setting not correct'
> message. It says to check something; I don't have the EXACT words here
> at the moment (I'm on a different machine), but I CAN look them up IF
> anyone has any clue as to what to do. I also have a second problem with my
> e-mail configuration in the Netscape Messenger client due to this same
> problem; every time I click 'check mail', it comes up with
> the 'color setting' message as it does in Navigator/Communicator.
>
Set your X to run in at least 16-bit mode. Sounds like
you're running in 8-bit mode. Do you start up in graphical
mode, or do you start in console mode and star the GUI from
there?
John
