Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 23:05:50 -0500 (EST) From: Spike <spork@ix.netcom.com> To: "Edward F. Knight" <efknight@bellsouth.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: setting color depth in X11 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901302305080.303-100000@PigStuy.nws.net> In-Reply-To: <36B3D36C.E991F57D@bellsouth.net>
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On Sat, 30 Jan 1999, Edward F. Knight wrote:
> I want to set the color depth in X11 to be either 16 or 24 bits. The
> XF86Config seems to have all the modes and displays for my Matrox
> Melinium I card. I don't seem to be able to find in the docs how to set
> it so that when I start xinit , I will use the color depth I want.
>
> A point in the right direction would be appreciated.
You can the "-bpp XX" option to the server, which using startx would be:
startx -- -bpp {16|24}
>
> Thanks
> EFK
>
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-Spike Gronim
sporkl@ix.netcom.com
The majority only rules those who let them.
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