If you look at the FAQ section on the Linux-Mandrake site at:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ffaq.php3
It says:
How to set the 16bpp mode as default the default color-depth (65535 colors) in
X-Window?
Insert this line in your XF86Config file:
DefaultColorDepth 16
This file should be in /etc/X11
Remember to make a backup copy first in case anything goes wrong.
*************************************
Original message from: "Wayne Boaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Can anyone tell me how to change the default startup color depth from 8bpp
>to 16bpp?
>
>I am running:
>- Mandrake-Linux 6.0
>- PCI Matrox Millennium II card with 4 megs of ram
>- PCI Voodoo2 card with 8 megs of ram
>
>I got the Voodoo2 drivers installed last night but that was no help. I have
>manually started the X server in 16bpp color mode but I can't cycle up to
>16bpp colors from 8bpp with <ctrl><alt>+. I need 16bpp to run Quake3.
>
>Is there an init file I can edit to add the '-- -bpp 16' settings to? I've
>tried a lot and learned a lot but this has me stumped! ;.-(
>
>Wayne
>
