Linux Noob - Please Help!!!

[bob4432]

hello,

i had mandrake 10 running well up until now. i set the video display to 15bits and i was told to restart. now when i startup all i get is a console, no gui. i tried "startx" but i get an error that says my display adapter doesn't support 15bit. how do i change it back to 16bit?

thanks in advance...

 

[n0cmonkey]

Edit the configuration file. It's in /etc/X11. but I'm not sure if you have to deal with xorg or xfree.

 

[sharq]

The file you're looking to edit is "XF86Config" aka "XF86Config-4" just go into that file in /etc/X11 (someone please correct me for mdk10 if I'm wrong) and change it from there. I find if you're going to mess with something, it's always best to backup the current configuration files. Reading the man pages or a search on the web will point you to the config files.
I never knew that linux provided an option for a 15bit.

 

[Sunner]

Mandrake 10 uses X.org I belive, so it should be xorg.conf, still in /etc/X11 though.
Look for the "Screen" part.
Here's mine for exampkle:

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "HPaq i810"
Monitor "Compaq S9500"
DefaultDepth 24

Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection

The "Depth" directive is the one you should change.

[edit] Looks a bit messed up in the forum, but you get the gist of it... [/edit]

 

[bob4432]

thanks, got it going 😉

 

[sharq]

Sunner: Are you sure MDK10 uses x.org? I have a mdk10 setup and I swear I used the XF86Config file to setup my X.
EDIT: Double checked and yup, I only have the XF86Config file, no x.org files.

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: sharq
Sunner: Are you sure MDK10 uses x.org? I have a mdk10 setup and I swear I used the XF86Config file to setup my X.
EDIT: Double checked and yup, I only have the XF86Config file, no x.org files.

Nope, not sure, just thought it did, I only remember reading about Mandrake shifiting away from the XF86 4.4 path after the license debacle , and since I've gotten the impression that Mandrake often goes with the latest and greatest, I assumed they had gone with Xorg.

Glad you worked it out bob4432 🙂