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> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree86 Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970312175948.12963B-100000@maslow.cia-g.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SCO.3.91.970312192730.15382D-100000@ci3ux.ci.pwr.wroc.pl>
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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 > >
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