Subject: Re: Resolution and bit depth
From: philippe tapon (ptapon@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Nov 18 2000 - 01:16:03 MST
Zach Marano wrote:
>
> I tried this but it didn't work in X. It works in the command line (or
> whatever you call it) but not in X. If I switch the res in Xconfigurator to
> anything above 8bit color the X Server won't startup. And, I can't get it to
> display above a 60Hz refresh rate in X either. Anyone know how to do this?
er . . . I'm not tracking. Perhaps I misunderstand. The command
append="videoaty128 etc. is not issued on the command line (or console,
or terminal) but is saved into the file yaboot.conf, beneath the other
lines; together these control the kernel. On the other hand the command
startx -- -bpp 24 (X 3.3.6)
or the command
startx -- -depth 24 (X 4.01)
are issued from the command line, or console, or terminal, as they start
X Window with 24-bit color--*if* the file in /etc/XF86Config has been
configured to support 24-bit color, and *if* your video card supports it
as well.
pax
philippe
>
> > From: philippe tapon <ptapon@yahoo.com>
> > Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 00:12:05 -0800
> > To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > Subject: Re: Resolution and bit depth
> >
> > Zach Marano wrote:
> >>
> >> I've just installed YDL 1.2.1 and can't get the bit depth to go above 8.
> >> It's not a big deal, but one would think it would work. Also, is there any
> >> way to use a kernal argument with yaboot. I know it can be done with BootX
> >> but I have a New World machine.
> >
> > a kernel argument goes with the other Yaboot blah blah. Here is what
> > gets me 24-bit color on an iMac DV SE (new world) running CS 1.2.1.
> > Vmode sets the resolution. Do a man vmode in a console to get an idea
> > which resolution you might want to use.
> >
> > image=hd:8,\\vmlinux
> > novideo
> > label=linux_24
> > root=/dev/hda11
> > append="video=aty128fb:vmode:16,cmode:24"
> >
> > pax
> >
> > philippe
> >
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