In the Screen section change the following variable: DefaultColorDepth 16 Regards, Mukhben On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Ariz Jacinto wrote: > > how do you set the color depth to 16 or 24 whenever you > run "startx"? > > i've already altered the settings in the XF86Config file > but that doesnt seem to do it. my X is always at 8 bit > color depth eventhough my hardware supports 24-bit. > > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie