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[n5xwb@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Donn Washburn)]

B Eubanks wrote:

> I just installed suse 5.1, and cannot seem to be able to get anything
> more than 8 bpp at any resolution.
>
> My hardware definitley should support 24 bpp at 800x600. I have a
> hercules dynamite power with 2MB which is supported directly from the
> setup.
>
> When I issue the command "startx -- -bpp 16" or "startx -- -bpp 24" I
> get screen garbage, and my system is then completly locked-up.
>
> 1024x768 at 8bpp works great. I have tried using the W32 driver as well
> as the suse_tseng driver with similar results.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> Thanks.
> --

Hey  B Eubanks:

I think you can set the bpp using Yast.  Yast will set it in
/etc/rc.config.  Secondly look in  /etc/XF86Config
I have seen it in both places.

73 Donn aka N5XWB


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