Re: X configuration

odayd wrote:
> Chad Huneycutt wrote:
>> Matt Gerginski wrote:
>>> I've just put gentoo on my laptop, and I've funally got it 
>>> working after a tedious install from the 1.2 cds.  Right now, 
>>> however, I cannot get X configured correctly, it simply will not 
>>> let me use anything higher than 8 bit color.  I've had both 
>>> debian and mandrake on this machine, both using 16 and 24 bit 
>>> color, and working fine, so I know the hardware is capable.  I am
>>>  wondering if perhaps I should have turned on some USE variable
>>> or something for graphics or video cards or something... I really
>>>  have no idea what is wrong... I'm using the ati driver for my 
>>> video card, which is, respectively, and ati card.  Any help would
>>>  be appreciated, I am really baffled on this one.
>> 
>> We are going to need a bit more than that.  What kind of laptop is 
>> it? What video card is in it?  It might also help if you posted 
>> your XF86Config file.
> 
> I think what you will want to look at is the order in which x brings 
> up the screens.  I hope that helps.. Default should be first  =)

That is not the problem.  He is complaining about color depth.   But now 
that you made me go back and read the original mail, it seems that is 
all that he is complaining about.  In that case, I can offer a 
suggestion, which is also offered in Carl Hudkin's reply:  Add a line 
that says:

DefaultDepth 16

to the Screen section of the XF86Config file.  If that doesn't work, 
then we will need all the stuff I asked for originally.

Chad ([email protected])