do you have the correct xserver installed? if you only have xserver-vga16 installed then 16 colors is the maximum. you probably want to install xserver-svga, and then make sure the first line of /etc/X11/Xserver points to the correct server (i.e. /usr/bin/X11/XF86_SVGA)
-brad On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, Dylan wrote: > y0: > x wont disply higher than 4bpp. i'm use to typing 'startx -- -bpp 16' in > slack, but when i type that in debian, i get 'error: bpp: unknown option'. > i've alao tried changing my defualt line in /etc/XF86Config to 8, or 16, > but it always stays at 4bpp ...any ideas? > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
