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From: Ragnar <bowden@cs.odu.edu>
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Subject: Re: running x-window at 16-bit color mode
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 16:26:01 -0500 (EST)
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On Wed, 13 Dec 1995, Kai Xie wrote:

> does anyone know how to run x-windows at 16-bit color mode.
> 
> I tried to edit the XF86Config file with default depth to 16, it
> doesn't work.  I have a number nine gxe64 card with trio64 chip and
> 2mb dram.
> 
> thankx
> 
> 
> 

startx -- -bpp 16

Jamie

I spent yesterday thinking about the tomorrow that is today.