NB: i set my riva128 to 24bpp with XF86Setup, and the card couldn't do it so X wouldn't start, so I couldn't re-run XF86Setup to change it. I had to edit xf86Config by hand (the geek method). Boy did it feel gooood. ;-)
> -----Original Message----- > From: John Carline [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 08 May 2000 16:07 > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: X color depth > > > Umum Wijoyo wrote: > > > Hello... > > > > How can I set my X color depth to be more than 8 bpp > (say... like 16 or > > 24)? > > Run XF86Setup (the XFree86 recommended method), or run > xf86config (the old method), > or edit your XF86Config file by hand (the geek method) and > select the screen size and > depth you want. > > John > > > > > > > Does this have anything to do with my video card config? (I > think I've set > > up my S3 Savage 3D card correctly...) > > > > When we were still using RedHat 6.2, we had no problem: our > X display was > > fascinating! It even looked better than Windows (shudder)! ;-p > > Anything RedHat can do, Debian can do better. ;-) > > -- > > Powered by the Penguin > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe > [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >