Re: Color Bit Depth

[Matt Kopishke <kopishke@midcoast.com>]

That's fine if I used startx, but I run xdm, this best solution I have
seen so far is starting the server on another console.

 		-Matt-


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On Fri, 21 May 1999, dyer wrote:

> 
> 
> Matt Kopishke wrote:
> 
> > I have a small question about XF86 and color bit depths.  I have my
> > machine running a 32 bit color at the moment, but some times I I would
> > like to change it to 16 bit for the ocational game of Quake, is there a
> > easy way to do this with out editing the config file.  I know you can set
> > X up with multipul resolution and you can switch using the ctrl-alt-+/-
> > key combinations, I would like to be able to do the same thing only with
> > colors.
> > thanks,
> >
> >
> 
> kill the xserver and use:
> startx -- -bpp 16
> 
> dyer
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