RE: [[newbie] Getting more than 8bpp from Xfree86?]

2000-02-05 Thread alansnider
Paul Man 7 has a utility called DrakConfig that allows you to change your resolution, color level, etc. Alan > ** Original Subject: RE: [[newbie] Getting more than 8bpp from Xfree86?] > ** Original Sender: Paul Derbyshire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ** Original Date: Sat, 5 Fe

Re: [[newbie] Getting more than 8bpp from Xfree86?]

2000-02-05 Thread Paul Derbyshire
At 03:56 PM 2/5/00 EST, you wrote: >When booting, type "linux 3" at the boot prompt. This will boot linux w/o x. >The type "startx --16" or whichever you want. I know. But it will boot linux w/o a lot of stuff, not just X. Besides, it would be nice to have it boot straight to a 24 bit login pr

Re: [[newbie] Getting more than 8bpp from Xfree86?]

2000-02-05 Thread Michael Scottaline
Paul Derbyshire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The system recognizes that I can do more than 8bpp. My XF86Config file > lists 8, 16, and 32bpp entries under the "accel" device, which it is using, > as the X server version actually in use is XF86_MACH64 or something similar > with MACH64 in the name

re: [newbie] Getting more than 8bpp from Xfree86?

2000-02-05 Thread alansnider
Paul .. you wrote ... > ** Original Subject: [newbie] Getting more than 8bpp from Xfree86? > ** Original Sender: Paul Derbyshire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ** Original Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 14:08:06 EST > ** Original Message follows... > > The system recognizes that I c

[newbie] Getting more than 8bpp from Xfree86?

2000-02-05 Thread Paul Derbyshire
The system recognizes that I can do more than 8bpp. My XF86Config file lists 8, 16, and 32bpp entries under the "accel" device, which it is using, as the X server version actually in use is XF86_MACH64 or something similar with MACH64 in the name (I have a 4meg video card with the ATI Mach64 chips