[ltp] Mandrake 7.1

[Jay Lyerly]

Actually, Netscape works fine at 16-bit or 32-bit color depth.  It is at
24-bit color depth that the problem occurs (you get 1-bit depth icons --
ick!).  Some chipsets support only 24-bit or 32-bit color depth as the
high color option, but some support both.

jay


James Mckenzie wrote:
> 
> > Don wrote:
> >
> > I just installed Mandrake 7.1 on my thinkpad 760EL.  Everything went
> > well until I tried to config X.  For some reason I cannot get xconfig
> > to show me the list of monitors.  It aborts after showing me three
> > different monitors that do not work.  When I try VI to manually
> > config, the file appears not to be working so I left it alone.
> > Am I going in the right direction?  I just cannot "startx."
> 
> I had to set the monitor on my 760ED to a NEC LCD300(VGA) which
> restricted the refresh rate to 60HZ.  Then set the resolution to the
> maximum that your screen can support, either 1024x768 or 800x600 at 60Hz
> and at color depth you feel comfortable.  Remeber, Netscape for Linux
> does not work very well at 1M or higher color depth.  My system was set
> for 64K (thousands of colors) color depth.
> BTW, I was using OpenLinux with X 3.3.4.
> 
> James Mckenzie
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