Finally gave up and put myself on another mailing list.. My weakest area in Linux has always been X .. This one has me stumped.. Running a Thin Client set up.. The Clients load a common kernel with frambuffer support and devfs, (Debian minimal install) that calls the server via the standard X -query <servername> and the server is running Slackware 8.0 without devfs
Now when the client boots up, the logfiles show that the Framebufffer device comes up in TRUECOLOR, and all default depths are specified as 16.. But the xdm comes up in 8 bit, and ugly 8 bit to boot. Log in, and when I get X it is also in 8 bit. But the strange thing is when I do an xwininfo it says I am in TRUECOLOR.. Everything seems to say I have 16 bit color but it is obvious I am not.. I need someone to hold my hand here.. I can send as many logs or configuration files as needed.. It probably is my lack of fundamental understanding on how/where cofigurations are set in this environment.. ie when I do an X -query <servername> Shouldn't all settings by specified only in the thin client's /etc/X11? Hate to sound like a newbie after all these years, but I am from the old command line school and finally forced to deal with graphical dektop environments in complex setups. -- "Catch the Magic of Linux..." -------------------------------------------------------- Michael Peddemors - Senior Consultant LinuxAdministration - Internet Services NetworkServices - Programming - Security Wizard IT Services http://www.wizard.ca Linux Support Specialist - http://www.linuxmagic.com -------------------------------------------------------- (604)589-0037 Beautiful British Columbia, Canada _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
