Regarding the /etc/X11/XF86.Config (generic XFree86 4.x configuration) file. Precisely how do I change the bit depth from 8 to 24, or preferably 32 if possible? This is what it looks like now (see below). What is the present bit setting? I can't decipher it. SuSE PPC 7.1, beige Old World 266MHz G3 desktop, 384 MB RAM, BootX, external 9 GB SCSI hard disk, Mac OS 8.6 partitioned, Mac OS 9.1 on internal SCSI hard disk. Recommended/standard/ default installation (not full, not custom). The only RPMs that I've installed so far are minicom, rzsz and seyon. Downloaded them from ftp.suse.com's 7.1 PPC subdirectory. Kernel 2.2.18. Original installation from retail CD-ROMs. Tallyho, Thomas Armagost weblog http://www.pe.net/~sputnik/blog.html Section "Files" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" Option "BlankTime" "0" EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "extmod" # extensions EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "keyboard" Identifier "Keyboard[0]" Option "Protocol" "Standard" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" Option "XkbKeycodes" "macintosh" Option "XkbModel" "macintosh" Option "XkbLayout" "de" Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "mouse" Identifier "Mouse[1]" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" Option "Protocol" "imps/2" EndSection Section "Monitor" HorizSync 25-40 Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "Initial" VendorName "Initial" VertRefresh 47-75 UseModes "Modes[0]" EndSection Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" Modeline "640x480" 31.5 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 # 6. Try Modeline "640x480" 31.5 640 680 720 864 480 488 491 521 # 5. Try Modeline "640x480" 28 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 # 4. Try Modeline "640x480" 28.32 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 # 3. Try Modeline "640x480" 25.18 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 # 2. Try Modeline "640x480" 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 # 1. Try EndSection # Screen Section for module X support # ------------------------------------- Section "Screen" SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 32 Modes "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "640x480" EndSubSection Device "Device[0]" Identifier "Screen[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection # Screen Section for fbdev support # ---------------------------------- Section "Screen" SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "default" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "default" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 32 Modes "default" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "default" EndSubSection Device "Device[fbdev]" Identifier "Screen[fbdev]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection # Screen Section for vga support # ---------------------------------- Section "Screen" SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "640x480" EndSubSection Device "Device[vga]" Identifier "Screen[vga]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection Section "Device" Driver "FBDev" Identifier "Device[0]" BusID "0:18:0" # device_options Option "sw_cursor" "on" EndSection Section "Device" Driver "fbdev" Identifier "Device[fbdev]" BusID "0:18:0" # fbdev_options EndSection Section "Device" Driver "vga" Identifier "Device[vga]" BusID "0:18:0" # vga_options EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout[all]" InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer" Option "Xinerama" "off" Screen "Screen[0]" EndSection