Hello.
Thanks go to the following people for showing examples of how to set the
different graphics modes in the /etc/dt/config/Xservers file:
Sean O'Connell [sean_at_stat.Duke.EDU]
Stuart C. Sides [ssides_at_goblin.wr.usgs.gov]
Leo Mayerhofer [leo_at_vmars.tuwien.ac.at]
Specifically I wanted to set my graphics card to 1280x1024 with a color
depth of 24 planes in order to get OpenGL to work.
To summarize the info from all three:
1. Some programs require the PseudoColor mode (8 planes) - netscape was
given as an example.
2. Many people keep multiple lines in their /etc/dt/config/Xservers file -
they uncomment the line refering to the resolution mode that they need.
3. The following switches placed at the end of a line in this file will
put the display into an appropriate mode for OpenGL: -screen 1280x1024
-vclass TrueColor -depth 24
4. The Xserver must be restarted for the new mode to take effect. This
can be done by /etc/init.d/xlogin stop followed by /etc/init.d/xlogin start
OR by doing /usr/sbin/xsetup OR by a reboot (of course).
Thanks again to all the helpful sysadmins.
-- Todd
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Todd Serulneck
Harvard Medical School
240 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 432-4588 Fax: (617) 738-0516
Received on Thu Dec 16 1999 - 19:05:54 NZDT