16 bpp X on vanilla 770?

Robert Atkins linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Mon, 7 Jun 1999 15:42:13 +1000 (EST)


> | How do I get X in 16 bit? E and GNOME look really ugly in 256 colours,
> 
> Look for the Depth line in XF86Config.

"grep Depth XF86Config" finds a couple, but then what? :-)

Seriously folks, I've fixed the problem. Someone on DalNet #linux
suggested I run Xconfigurator and just don't select any 8bpp modes. I Did
this, and it works great.

PCMCIA networking is my next challenge... 

Cheers,
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