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Date: Tue,  9 Dec 1997 03:39:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Yun-Ching Lee <ycl+@CMU.EDU>
To: freebsd-questions@freefall.FreeBSD.org, _| im <jim@basil.stthom.edu>
Subject: Re: X won;t go above 8 bpp
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Excerpts from internet.computing.freebsd-questions: 9-Dec-97 X won;t go
above 8 bpp by _| im@basil.stthom.edu 
> This should be a simple question: How do I make X( via xdm) go above a 
> color depth of 8. 

In your /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers, modify the line so it reads

    :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -bpp 32
    (or -bpp 16, whichever you see fit.)

Another way to do this is with the DefaultColorDepth directive.  Just
insert it in your screen section as shown.  (This is the way I use.)

> Section "Screen"
>     Driver      "accel"
>     Device      "My Video"
>     Monitor     "Monitor"
++    DefaultColorDepth   32
>     Subsection "Display"
>         Depth       8
>         Modes       "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         ViewPort    0 0
>     EndSubsection
>     Subsection "Display"
>         Depth       16
>         Modes       "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         ViewPort    0 0
>     EndSubsection
>     Subsection "Display"
>         Depth       24
>         Modes       "800x600" "640x480"
>         ViewPort    0 0
>     EndSubsection
>     Subsection "Display"
>         Depth       32
>         Modes       "800x600" "640x480"
>         ViewPort    0 0
>     EndSubsection
> EndSection

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Yun-Ching (Allen) Lee                   ycl+@cmu.edu
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