"Ray Percival" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > When I start X I get console messages that it is going into 8bpp > color depth but once it is up it does not look like 256. I have > tried commenting out everything but the 24 bit lines but then I get > errors. I think the problem is the x server. I am using the SVGA > server with a Viper 770 (TNT2) is there a better server out there > for it? Also has anyone had luck with the X 4.0.1 packages from > Woody with a 2.2 system? Thanks for any feedback and help.
First, please wrap the lines in your email at about 70-72 columns. It doesn't make for nice reading otherwise. To interrogate the properties of X once it's running you can use the command xwininfo. Among other things it'll tell you the color depth you're running at. I believe the SVGA server works fine for my TNT 16,24 and 32-bit. At least I don't remember getting a special X server for it and I don't think there's much difference between the TNT and TNT2 except for speed. Of course you can force the X server to start at a particular resolution with: startx -- -bpp 16 for example. Gary