Re: 16bpp with XDM

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From: Col Mackrory
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 00:00

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Hello all,

Thanks for the replies,

One that worked was to change the Xservers file to include a "-bpp" 16
next to the "X"

Thanks,
Col

Col Mackrory wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Can someone please tell me how to get 16bpp colour using XDM.
> 
> I run Linux 2.0.29 with XFree 3.3
> 
> I have only started using XDM, previously I used  "startx -- -bpp 16" to
> get the desired colour depth. With XDM it defaults to 8bpp.
> 
> Thanks,
> Col.
> mackrory@acay.com.au

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