Startx is ignoring the -bpp n option.
If I run Xconfigurator and accept the default it suggests, 32bpp, 1024 x 768,
X starts in 32bpp mode. If I set the modes I want, then X starts in 8bpp mode,
regardless of what I specify. The desired modes are 1280 x 1024 for 8, 16, and
24bpp. I would use 1280 x1024 @ 32bpp, but my video card won't do it. My
..xinitrc file is as suggested in the KDE instructions, consisting of one line:
exec startkde
>From the /etc/X11/XF86Config Screen section:
# The accelerated servers (S3, Mach32, Mach8, 8514, P9000, AGX, W32, Mach64
# I128, and S3V)
Section "Screen"
Driver "accel"
Device "ViRGE/VX"
Monitor "ViewSonic P810"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubsection
EndSection
System is Pentium 233MMX, 128MB, ELSA Winner 3000-L, RH 5.1, XF86 S3V server.
Where's the problem?
TIA
Carl Brown
Whitefield, NH, USA
