From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Dec 14 21:32:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA13797 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 21:32:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dart.sr.se (dart.SR.SE [193.12.91.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA13790 for ; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 21:32:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gunnar@pluto.sr.se) Received: from honken.sr.se ([134.25.128.27]) by dart.sr.se (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id GAA07280; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 06:32:31 +0100 (MET) Received: from pluto.sr.se (pluto.SR.SE [134.25.193.91]) by honken.sr.se (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id GAA01345; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 06:32:30 +0100 (MET) Received: (from gunnar@localhost) by pluto.sr.se (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA00152; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 06:32:30 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from gunnar) Message-ID: <19981215063230.B112@sr.se> Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 06:32:30 +0100 From: Gunnar Flygt To: "Floris v. Gog" Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Xwindows and 16bit colors Reply-To: flygt@sr.se References: <367595EE.DF5FA516@tuhb.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <367595EE.DF5FA516@tuhb.org>; from Floris v. Gog on Mon, Dec 14, 1998 at 11:49:18PM +0100 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Dec 14, 1998 at 11:49:18PM +0100, Floris v. Gog wrote: > hello, > > i have recently installed X, and all i seem to be getting is 256 colors. > The config stated that this is the default, and 'sometimes' can be more. > > I have a Matrox Millenium (MGA) card > > Is it possible to go 16bit (don't get nostalgic here :) or not. > If so, how? Either you just startx -- -bpp 16 or you put into /etc/XF86Config Section "Screen" Driver "Accel" Device "Primary Card" Monitor "Primary Monitor" DefaultColorDepth 16 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ in the appropriate place > > thanks, > > Floris > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- __o regards, Gunnar ---_ \<,_ email: flygt@sr.se ---- (_)/ (_) If Bill Gates had a dime for every time a Windows box crashed... .. Oh, wait a minute, he already does." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message