How to start X in 32bit depth?

[Devin Scherck]

Hrmmm.....
K.  Will try that later.
Thanks!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Russell Power" <rjpower at washington.edu>
To: "UW Linux Group" <linux at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: How to start X in 32bit depth?


> Hi,
>
> If you edit /etc/XF86Config, near the bottom will be the list of available
> screens, like SVGA, accelerated, whatever.  Find the one that you are
using,
> and in the same area that it has device and monitor entries put:
>
> DefaultColorDepth    32
>
> Alternatively, you can run XF86Config, and configure it from there.
>
> --Russell
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Devin Scherck" <lurker at wolfenet.com>
> To: "UW Linux Group" <linux at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 8:09 AM
> Subject: How to start X in 32bit depth?
>
>
> > I know that you can start X at 32bit mode by typing "startx -- -bpp 32"
at
> > the console but, how do you get it to start in 32bit mode by just typing
> > "startx"?  Whenever I do that it starts in 8bit mode.
> >
> > Thanks for any help!
> >
> > -Devin
> >
>