Re: Stupid X question
Edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config add the line: DefaultColorDepth 16 on the right place (Screen section if I recall right). Ron On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Hausheer, Geoffrey wrote: How do I get X to automatically boot to 16bpp (or 24, or 32)? I have been using a '-bpp 16' switch on the command line (or soetimes an alias), but what if I want to use xdm? I have looked through all of my linux documentation, howtos, faqs, man-pages, etc, but couldn't find this anywhere. Please help. Thanks, Geoffrey Hausheer -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Stupid X question
How do I get X to automatically boot to 16bpp (or 24, or 32)? I have been using a '-bpp 16' switch on the command line (or soetimes an alias), but what if I want to use xdm? I have looked through all of my linux documentation, howtos, faqs, man-pages, etc, but couldn't find this anywhere. Please help. Thanks, Geoffrey Hausheer
Re: Stupid X question
On Wed, Mar 08, 2000 at 08:23:54AM -0800, Hausheer, Geoffrey wrote: How do I get X to automatically boot to 16bpp (or 24, or 32)? I have been using a '-bpp 16' switch on the command line (or soetimes an alias), but what if I want to use xdm? I have looked through all of my linux documentation, howtos, faqs, man-pages, etc, but couldn't find this anywhere. Please help. Take a look in the file /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers . Armin
Re: Stupid X question
in 03/08/00 08:23AM, Hausheer, Geoffrey wrote: How do I get X to automatically boot to 16bpp (or 24, or 32)? I have been using a '-bpp 16' switch on the command line (or soetimes an alias), but what if I want to use xdm? I have looked through all of my linux documentation, howtos, faqs, man-pages, etc, but couldn't find this anywhere. Please help. You can put DefaultColorDepth ## in your XF86Config in the Screen section. Check out man XF86Config for more info. -- ) Mark Wagnon ) The danger from computers is not that they ) ( Chula Vista, CA ( will eventually get as smart as men, but we ( ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) will meanwhile agree to meet them halfway ) ( ( -Bernard Avishai(
Re: Stupid X question
You have to edit /etc/X11/XF86Config. From my XF86config # The Colour SVGA server Section Screen Driver svga # Use Device Generic VGA for Standard VGA 320x200x256 #Device Generic VGA Device Voodoo3 (generic) Monitor My Monitor DefaultColorDepth 32 -- You have to add this line. Subsection Display You can change the number to 8, 16, 24, 32. Hausheer, == Hausheer, Geoffrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How do I get X to automatically boot to 16bpp (or 24, or 32)? I have been using a '-bpp 16' switch on the command line (or soetimes an alias), but what if I want to use xdm? I have looked through all of my linux documentation, howtos, faqs, man-pages, etc, but couldn't find this anywhere. Please help. Thanks, Geoffrey Hausheer -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null -- Marshal Wong (Yes, that is my first name. Not a title.) Bitter? I'm not bitter, just battle-hardened.
