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Date:      Sun, 19 Nov 2000 01:33:28 -0500 (EST)
From:      Kenneth Wayne Culver <culverk@wam.umd.edu>
To:        Mark Hummel <mhumm@ispchannel.com>
Cc:        FSD <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Can't Run KDE in 16 bit Color Mode
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.4.21.0011190132580.2937-100000@rac4.wam.umd.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3A172EEF.23304DA2@ispchannel.com>

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You probably aren't starting your X server with 16-bit support. Just start
it with the flag -bpp 16

That should work.


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On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, Mark Hummel wrote:

> I just finished a reinstall of FBSD 4.1.1R.  I setup XF86Config to
> recognize the standard 2 MB of VRAM on my video card (Diamond Stealth 3D
> 2000).  Even though I boot Windoze 98 SE at 1024 x 768 in 16 bit color,
> KDE still comes up with only 8 bit (256 colors).  I don't understand
> why.
> 
> Has anyone else had a similar challenge?  Please respond to my personal
> email address.
> 
> Mark
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> System Details:
> 
> i386 architecture
> AMD K-6 CPU @ 200Mhz
> 64 MB RAM
> PS/2 Mouse
> 2800MB hard drive for FBSD
> IDE bus
> 
> 
> 
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