Thank you for the assistance. I have at last got my system to load X with
16bpp using
startx -- -bpp 16
Adding DefaultDepth 16 to the screen section caused an error.
man XF86Config suggests DefaultColorDepth 16 but this also causes errors.
So I am still unable to boot to an X login in 16 bpp by default.
Thank you for your help.
Clint.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Peter
Schaffrath
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 11:25 PM
To: Clint Deckard
Cc: Linux list
Subject: Re: Exiting X
On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Clint Deckard wrote:
> X loads in 8bpp by default and I would like to restart x in 16bpp with
> startx -- -bpp 16.
You may also change your /etc/X11/XF86Config to start x with
16bpp. XF86Config can be edited by hand, or use xf86config (text based) or
Xconfigurator.
The file is split in a lot of "sections" (InputDevice, Monitor,
Device...). Nearly at the end there's something like this:
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "Fire-GL1"
Monitor "Iiyama-Pro510"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1600x1200"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
The paramater "DefaultDepth 24" shows wich "Subsection" is used by
default, that is 24 bpp here, with resolution 1600x1200.
Probably you have different sections there, so add DefaultDepth 16 at the
right place.
See also "man XF86Config" for lots of information :-)
Peter
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