startx -- -bpp 16 to start X in 16bpp mode. Andrew > > I have just installed Slink on my machine, and have ... almost.... got it > working the way that i want it to. The only thing that won't work is that it > is coming up in 256 colors, and I want it to use the 16-bit color palette or > greater (with 1024 x 768). > > I have been running xf86config, and the problem for me is that I have been > taking uneducated pot-shots in the dark, and I am wondering if there is a > better way of approaching this problem. I have tried all sorts of (seemingly > appropriate) combinations of monitor, video card and mode from within > xf86config, but all to no avail. The areas that I am foggy on are horizontal > and vertical sync, refresh rates and the "modes" (e.g. the menu which allows > you to nominate different modes for 8-bit, 16-bit, etc etc), and these were > the areas that I was guessing on. > > I know that I can achieve this, because this is how my Windows 95 desktop is > set up. Also, previously I had Debian v2.0 and RedHat v5.2 installed and I > had no problems there....the only thing was that I don't remember what I > did.... > > It could be that the solution lies outside of xfconfig altogether ?? In any > event, I would be grateful of any help here (I am a newbie in the world of > Linux....). > > (If it helps, I have a 15" monitor, Super VGA 1024x768, with a S3 Trio 32/64 > PCI video card. ) > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrei S. Ivanov [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] UIN 12402354 http://members.tripod.com/AnSIv <--Little things for Linux. http://www.missouri.edu/~c680789 <--"Computer languages of the world" My work in progress. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
