>>>>> "js" == john smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
js> Hi,
js> I have an riva tnt graphics card with a nec multi-sync monitor capable
js> of resolutions of up to 1024x768 @ 87hz interlaced but I can't seem to
js> make XFree work above the color depth of 8??? I'd like to be able to
js> run at least at 16 bpp or possibly 24 but I can't get past 8!!!
js> whenever I try to run at 16 or 24 x-server doesn't start and complains
js> and keeps looking for default depth 8. I can't understand why X loves
js> 8 so much.
Did you set HorizSync and VertRefresh ranges in your config file? If
you haven't set them Xserver can take defaulted values which are too
restrictive. 16 and 24 depth modes requires quite high values of
HorizSync and VertRefresh.
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Ilya Martynov
AGAVA Software Company, http://www.agava.com
