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

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

Quoting Michael Hicks (hick0088@tc.umn.edu):
> > > 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.
> 
> Hmm..  Are you actually using gdm (Gnome Display Manager)?  That is different..
> 
> Open /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf, and go to the section labeled '[servers]'
> 
> There should be a line like
> 
> 0=/usr/bin/X11/X
> 
> Just add on the '-bpp 16', and it should work..  (you might have to kill gdm
> somehow to get it to re-read it's configuration, though..)
> 

That was it. I was working with xdm, not gdm. thanks.

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