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Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 18:00:34 -0700 (MST)
From: Joel Yancey <python@cia-g.com>
To: Jacek Szostek <ind54@ci3ux.ci.pwr.wroc.pl>
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Subject: Re: XFree86
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Try starting Xwindows with:
startx -- -bpp16
and see if this helps =)


Joel yancey
Python@cia-g.com


On Wed, 12 Mar 1997, Jacek Szostek wrote:

>  I have installed XFree86 ver. 3.2 and configured XF86Config for S3 Trio 
> 64V+ ( 2Mb Ram ), which I have. I have set up the "640x480" and "800x600" 
> display modes and the display depth = 8, but I cannot get 256 colors.
> I have also set DefaultColorDepth in the screen section, but it is not 
> working. 
> When I launch X Window server, it reports using 6 bits per RGB value. I 
> have no idea why, maybe I do something wrong.
> Can anybody help me ?
> 				   		
>  						Jacek 
> 
>