Help please.. ::die:: 16 bit color...

[Arkiu]

Hey, Im running mandrake 8.2 and I REALLY need to switch to 16 bit colors. if ANYONE has ANY ideas, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE reply or IM me @
arkiu heria thanks > :( :confused:

[scanez]

You should be able to change either by running the tool "DrakConf" and change it though its xconfiguration tool OR by editing the file /etc/XF86Config-4 or /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (one of those should exist) and finding the line that syas "DefaultDepth" and changing the number to 16, if such a line doens't exist, add

DefaultDepth 16

to the screen section of the file.

[ph34r]

Or boot to runlevel 3 and do

startx --16bpp

at the command prompt to load X in 16bpp mode. Check the syntax though, its been a while since I needed to do that...

[scanez]

Originally posted by ph34r:
<STRONG>Or boot to runlevel 3 and do

startx --16bpp

at the command prompt to load X in 16bpp mode. Check the syntax though, its been a while since I needed to do that...</STRONG>
I _think_ it's

startx -- -depth 16

for Xfree86 4.x.x, but I'm not totally sure ;)