Re: [TCLUG:6560] GNOME, sessions, X servers and -bpp 16

[Michael Hicks <hick0088@tc.umn.edu>]

> I am not sure I follow the xdm stuff the Redhat 6.0 does for X management. I
> am trying to get my X server to display at 16 bit color (-bpp 16). I made the
> change to my .xserverrc, but I still am at 8bpp when I login via the xdm
> chooser.
> 
> So, I went and hard coded it into the startx, still 8bpp.
> 
> Where do I put my X server args when I am using xdm?

Open the file /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers.  There should be a line that looks like

:0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X

Just change it to

:0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -bpp 16

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