[ale] X in 16 or 32bpp?

[Robert L Harris]

> 	Did you also remember to add the "DefaultColorDepth 16" to the
> screen section as well as adding the "Depth 16" subsection?  Adding the
> subsection tells X that it CAN use it.  Adding the DefaultColorDepth line
> to the section tells X to do so as default.
> 
> 	Here is a chunk of my XF86Config file:
> 
> Section "Screen"
>     Driver      "accel"
>     Device      "Diamond Stealth 3D 2000"
>     Monitor     "Optiquest V775"
>     DefaultColorDepth   16
>     Subsection "Display"
>         Depth       8
>         Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         ViewPort    0 0
>         Virtual     1280 1024
>     EndSubsection
>     Subsection "Display"
>         Depth       16
>         Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         ViewPort    0 0
>         Virtual     1280 1024
>     EndSubsection
> EndSection

Yup, I got depth, but didn't have "DefaultColorDepth", I just aliased
the startx command.   Now to see what it'd take to get 24bpp or 32...

Robert

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