Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 03:39:00 -0500 (EST) From: Yun-Ching Lee <ycl+@CMU.EDU> To: freebsd-questions@freefall.FreeBSD.org, _| im <jim@basil.stthom.edu> Subject: Re: X won;t go above 8 bpp Message-ID: <EoXECYK00YUn02IGo0@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SGI.3.91.971209005940.23675B-100000@basil.stthom.edu> References: <Pine.SGI.3.91.971209005940.23675B-100000@basil.stthom.edu>
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Excerpts from internet.computing.freebsd-questions: 9-Dec-97 X won;t go
above 8 bpp by _| im@basil.stthom.edu
> This should be a simple question: How do I make X( via xdm) go above a
> color depth of 8.
In your /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers, modify the line so it reads
:0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -bpp 32
(or -bpp 16, whichever you see fit.)
Another way to do this is with the DefaultColorDepth directive. Just
insert it in your screen section as shown. (This is the way I use.)
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "accel"
> Device "My Video"
> Monitor "Monitor"
++ DefaultColorDepth 32
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 8
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "800x600" "640x480"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 32
> Modes "800x600" "640x480"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> EndSection
--
Yun-Ching (Allen) Lee ycl+@cmu.edu
"There is no such thing as a good influence... All influence is immoral."
-- Lord Henry Wotton
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