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Re: 20010207: 20010201: motif and linux

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  • Subject: Re: 20010207: 20010201: motif and linux
  • Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 10:01:50 -0800 (PST)
Steve,

Thank you for your reply. I think I fixed the problem and I thought I'd
share it in case somebody else will run into it in the future.

For users starting X from the command line using a command like startx or
kde, the simple answer is to append two dashes followed by a space, a
dash, and then the desired color depth to the end of the command line. For
example:

startx -- -bpp 8

will set the color depth to 8 bit. The command:

startx -- -bpp 16

will set it to 16 bit

Note that the next time X is started (assuming that no arguments are
given), the defaul color depth will once again be used.

To change the default color depth at which X is started, check for
occurances of the "DefaultColorDepth" keyword in the XF86Config file
(usually stored in /etc or /etc/X11) and change the number following the
keyword to the depth desired. Be sure to chance all occurances of the
keyword in the file.

Source:
http://www.linux.about.com/compute/linux/library/weekly/aa110899q-a.htm

Ciao!

Cristina

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