Re: I'm interested in 32bpp
E. Kevin Hall (bjhall@neptune.ultranet.com)
Wed, 02 Apr 1997 18:58:19 -0500
jsprag wrote:
>
> derelict wrote:
> >
> > startx -- -bpp 16
> > startx -- -bpp 32
> >
> > =)
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> > On 28-Mar-97 root wrote:
> > >Hello! I'm interested in 32 or 16 bpp on my screen. So how can I get it?
> > >I wanna startx in the 600x800 mode with 16 (32)bpp,
> This answer is too simple. At least for me it didn't work.
> >From other info I have figured this out ;
> Create a .xserverrc file saying:
> exec X -bpp16
>
> then use startx -- -bpp 16
>
> But that still doesn't work for me. X tries to start then dies with:
> SVGA: Linear addressing is required for 16bpp
>
> What else do I have to do?
> I'm using a Cirrus Logic chipset with XFree86 3.2.
> Please help!
Perhaps this would be better answered in c.os.linux.x
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