From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 4 11:47:30 1995 Return-Path: questions-owner Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) id LAA28714 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 4 Jan 1995 11:47:30 -0800 Received: from hermes.cybernetics.net (hermes.cybernetics.net [198.80.51.103]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) with ESMTP id LAA28708 for ; Wed, 4 Jan 1995 11:47:27 -0800 Received: (from james@localhost) by hermes.cybernetics.net (8.6.8/8.6.6) id OAA01742; Wed, 4 Jan 1995 14:57:05 -0500 From: James Robinson Message-Id: <199501041957.OAA01742@hermes.cybernetics.net> Subject: Re: Can't get 1024x768 in Xfree To: tweten@frihet.com Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 14:57:04 -0500 (EST) Cc: dusio@ws062.bytex.network.com, questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199501041633.IAA07761@gilmore.nas.nasa.gov> from "Dave Tweten" at Jan 4, 95 08:33:14 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 666 Sender: questions-owner@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk I've heard that you can start up different X servers (at different depths) on seperate virtual consoles (granted enough swap space, OC). It seems that the X protocol has no provisions for switching depths on the fly. Has anyone actually done this -- for example running both 8 and 16 bpp at once? This would make a good Howto / FAQ file, IMO ! James : James Robinson : james@hermes.cybernetics.net ::See the screaming hot black :FreeBSD|XFree86 :The best things in life are Free:: steaming iridescent : Frank Zappa : Music is the best ::naughahyde python screaming : HTTP Server : http://hermes.cybernetics.net/ :: steam roller!