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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!lynx.aba.net.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.eng.convex.com!newshost.convex.com!cs.utexas.edu!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!battery.awod.com!usenet From: lam@awod.com (Ken Lam) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: bpp - Setting bit depth from 8 to 16 or higher Date: 7 Sep 1996 21:24:58 GMT Organization: Integrated Technical Systems Lines: 26 Message-ID: <50sp7a$a1s@battery.awod.com> References: <323063D1.41C67EA6@killerbee.jsc.nasa.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: chs0219.awod.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.7 In article <323063D1.41C67EA6@killerbee.jsc.nasa.gov>, morrison@killerbee.jsc.nasa.gov says... > >Hi. > > I've got a question for those of you who are XF86 experts. > > I currently use a Vision Master 17 (IDEKiyama) and ATI Mach64 Graphics > Pro Turbo (PCI) w/4 meg RAM. > > Question: How do I change the default bit depth from 8 to 16 (running > a 1280 x 1024 display). put a -bpp 16 in your startx file in the .... ( I can't remember the exact name, but the are blank variables (empty quotes)) client something or other. -k -- --- Ken Lam lam@awod.com Integrated Technical Systems Systems, Networks, and Internet Solutions -- Defining Technology Today "'Plug and Play' was only applicable to the original ATARI(tm)"