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

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

Quoting 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
> 

Did that already, in fact it was the 2nd thing I did, but still only 8bpp.

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