[plug] Linux beginner question - Xfree86

[Doug Clulow]

The Cirrus Logic card (well the one I had anyway) needs 2 M of memory to run
16 bit colour.  I spent a long time tryingto make it work with startx -bpp16,
and eventually discovered after a laborious RTFM session that I couldn't do
it.  Hope I
spare someone similar efforts...

Doug

> > I am running SVGA server with a 1mb Cirrus Logic card.
>
> With the Cirrus, if it's an ISA card and you want to be able to run 16 bit
> colour (or higher) you have to specify
>         Option  "Linear"
> in Section "Device" for your card.
> To run 16 bit colour you run "startx -- -bpp 16" instead of "startx"