Re: 16 bit color for X
>
> On Fri, 18 Jul 1997, jr wrote:
>
> > I install Debian 1.3.1 today (i use Red Hat before) and when I start X
> > whitn "startx" all its OK. But when I wnat more color depth, I use
> >
> > "startx -- -bpp 16"
> >
> > but then my screen are flicking and the resolution down very much (much
> > like EGA card)....why? what can i do?
> >
> > I have an S3 Trio64 and I don't have this problem in RedHat.
> >
>
> I suspect that XFree thinks that the modes that need to be used for the
> resolution you want are not supported by your monitor. If you attach the
> output from the startx command, it could help in diagnosing the problem.
>
> One thing you could try is to check the XF86Config file you have in Redhat
> and see where it differs from your current one, this will tell you how to
> modify your current version to work with your system. I suspect that you
> might have the wrong frequencies for the monitor in the current file.
I have mailed earlier to this list what causes this problem and I
believe someone filed it as a bug to the package maintainer. The video
modes that XF86Setup generates are only the optimal ones for 8 bpp.
This means that it is possible that your video card cannot provide
these optimal frequencies at larger color depth. A workaround can be
to run XF86Setup again and pretend that your monitor has a lower
maximum vertical refresh rate. You'll have to experiment a little to
find out how low the frequency should be to get your desired resolution
back.
Eric Meijer
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