RE: How to set bpp 16 as default?

2002-11-07 Thread Wathen, Metherion
Thanks I really appreciate it. On a side note I did find a way to get my system to start with 16 bpp; there was a file titled xservers that had a line it like this: :0 local ...(something i cant remember)... vt7 -deferglyphs I changed it to: :0 local ...(something i cant remember)... vt7 -bpp 16

Re: How to set bpp 16 as default?

2002-11-05 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On Tuesday 05 November 2002 05:56, Wathen, Metherion wrote: > Thanks, > I tried to put a DefaultDepth line in my XConfig file before and X just > wouldnt start at all, I'll try it again tho. > Is there another file I should be making these changes in? maybe Im looking > in the wrong place. > Ive tr

RE: How to set bpp 16 as default?

2002-11-05 Thread Wathen, Metherion
6, 24, and 32 bit modes - again X wouldnt start. Should I run XFSetup or some such thing again? Thanks again for your help, mw -Original Message- From: Sean 'Shaleh' Perry [mailto:shalehperry@;attbi.com] Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 10:49 PM To: Wathen, Metherion Subject: Re:

Re: How to set bpp 16 as default?

2002-11-04 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On Monday 04 November 2002 08:15, Wathen, Metherion wrote: > Thanks, I'll give that a go and let you know, > if -depth allows you to run in 16 bit mode then the section you hilighted below is your problem. If it fails to start in 16 bit then either a) X won't run 16 bit with your card or b) the

RE: How to set bpp 16 as default?

2002-11-04 Thread Wathen, Metherion
Thanks, I'll give that a go and let you know, -Original Message- From: Sean 'Shaleh' Perry [mailto:shalehperry@;attbi.com] Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 10:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: How to set bpp 16 as default? login on the console and do: startx -- -de

Re: How to set bpp 16 as default?

2002-11-04 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On Monday 04 November 2002 07:12, Wathen, Metherion wrote: > Hi all, > How do I set up X to default to 16 bit color depth? > > Im running Debian Potato 2.2 and am running the version of XFree that > shipped with it. (sorry dont remember xf86 version #). I've tried to add > the line "DefaultColorDep

How to set bpp 16 as default?

2002-11-04 Thread Wathen, Metherion
Hi all, How do I set up X to default to 16 bit color depth? Im running Debian Potato 2.2 and am running the version of XFree that shipped with it. (sorry dont remember xf86 version #). I've tried to add the line "DefaultColorDepth 16" to my XConfig file but the server just croaks on it. In fact I