Re: Xfree-changing default

1999-11-20 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
Worked great. Thanks

Brian Servis wrote:

 *- On 19 Nov, Antonio Rodriguez wrote about Xfree-changing default
  How do I change my default starting of Xserver to 32 from 8 or so? I
  have several modes avalable, but if I try from the command prompt:
  startx -- -bpp 32 it says: Xserver already running. Can't, or something
  similar.
  So, what should I do to swithch to 32?
  Thanx
 
 

 First you need to stop the currently running X server.  Do you have xdm
 installed?  By default it starts on boot up in Debian.  To stop xdm you
 can run '/etc/init.d/xdm stop'.

 If you have xdm installed you can edit /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers and add
 the -bpp 32 to the line at the end of the file.  There should be
 examples in the file. Something like:

 :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X vt7 -bpp 32

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Xfree-changing default

1999-11-19 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
How do I change my default starting of Xserver to 32 from 8 or so? I
have several modes avalable, but if I try from the command prompt:
startx -- -bpp 32 it says: Xserver already running. Can't, or something
similar.
So, what should I do to swithch to 32?
Thanx


Re: Xfree-changing default

1999-11-19 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 19 Nov, Antonio Rodriguez wrote about Xfree-changing default
 How do I change my default starting of Xserver to 32 from 8 or so? I
 have several modes avalable, but if I try from the command prompt:
 startx -- -bpp 32 it says: Xserver already running. Can't, or something
 similar.
 So, what should I do to swithch to 32?
 Thanx
 
 

First you need to stop the currently running X server.  Do you have xdm
installed?  By default it starts on boot up in Debian.  To stop xdm you
can run '/etc/init.d/xdm stop'.

If you have xdm installed you can edit /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers and add
the -bpp 32 to the line at the end of the file.  There should be
examples in the file. Something like:

:0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X vt7 -bpp 32



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Purdue University   |  have walked a mile in their shoes,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]   |  because by that time you will be a
http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis   |  mile away and have their shoes.


Re: Xfree-changing default

1999-11-19 Thread Jean-Yves BARBIER
On Fri, Nov 19, 1999 at 11:17:57AM -0500, Antonio Rodriguez wrote:
 How do I change my default starting of Xserver to 32 from 8 or so? I
 have several modes avalable, but if I try from the command prompt:
 startx -- -bpp 32 it says: Xserver already running. Can't, or something
 similar.
 So, what should I do to swithch to 32?

You can add a line in the Screen section:
DefaultColorDepth 8

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