Change X color depth on-the-fly?
Is there a way to change the color depth on the fly in X? I need to play some games that only support 16-bit depth, but I normally run at 24-bit depth. It seems like there was a tool to do this, but I can't find it. I'm using testing. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
RE: Change X color depth on-the-fly?
I dont think there is in *nix. I think all you can do is modify your XF-config file. fwiw, mw -Original Message- From: Jeremy Brooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 7:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Change X color depth on-the-fly? Is there a way to change the color depth on the fly in X? I need to play some games that only support 16-bit depth, but I normally run at 24-bit depth. It seems like there was a tool to do this, but I can't find it. I'm using testing. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: X color depth question
From what I recall, in X3.3.6 TNT cards could not run above 16bpp mode. Mine (TNT1) ran fine at 16bpp mode however, so that was good enough for me. Now with X4.0.1, i have running in 1200x960 in 24bpp (Xfree86 server) so I can't complain at all. Oh, and I'm running the nVidia kernel and GLX supplements too (avialable at www.nvidia.com) which are much better supported for X4.0.1 than X3.3.6. Cheers, Corey J. Popelier http://members.dingoblue.net.au/~pancreas On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, Ray Percival wrote: 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. -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
X color depth question
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.
Re: X color depth question
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
X color depth
Hello... How can I set my X color depth to be more than 8 bpp (say... like 16 or 24)? 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 OK! Thanks! Urip Hudiono -- Bandung, Indonesia PS: Thanks for all the how to close ports answer... Geez... I'm always asking questions here... I promise I'll upgrade from newbie as soon as possible... :-p
Re: X color depth
Umum == Umum Wijoyo [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello... How can I set my X color depth to be more than 8 bpp (say... like 16 or 24)? You need to set the DefaultColorDepth to 16 in /etc/X11/XF86Config. Here's a sample from my file: Section Screen Driver svga # Use Device Generic VGA for Standard VGA 320x200x256 #Device Generic VGA Device Voodoo3 (generic) Monitor My Monitor DefaultColorDepth 32 #--You need to add this line with 16/24/32 Subsection Display Depth 8 # Omit the Modes line for the Generic VGA device Modes 1280x1024 1024x768 800x600 640x480 ViewPort0 0 # Use Virtual 320 200 for Generic VGA EndSubsection Subsection Display Depth 16 Modes 1280x1024 1024x768 800x600 640x480 ViewPort0 0 EndSubsection Subsection Display Depth 24 Modes 1280x1024 1024x768 800x600 640x480 ViewPort0 0 EndSubsection Subsection Display Depth 32 Modes 1280x1024 1024x768 800x600 640x480 ViewPort0 0 EndSubsection EndSection Good Luck Marshal 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 OK! Thanks! Urip Hudiono -- Bandung, Indonesia PS: Thanks for all the how to close ports answer... Geez... I'm always asking questions here... I promise I'll upgrade from newbie as soon as possible... :-p -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
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
RE: X color depth
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 gd. ;-) -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
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)? You can also specify color depth when starting X with something like startx -- -bpp 24. You could then create an alias. Hard-coding it in XF86Config, as suggested previously, is probably best, though. -- Brian J. Stults Doctoral Candidate Department of Sociology University at Albany - SUNY Phone: (518) 442-4652 Fax: (518) 442-4936 Web: http://www.albany.edu/~bs7452
