   Changing bit depth in Linux?
  Hi!I''m already quite familiar with the XF86VidMode extension, but I noticed that it isn''t possible to change the bit depth through this extension. How do you do it then?Not that it is really important, but I''m just curious! cya,Drag0n   -----------------------------"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning..." -- Rich CookMy future web presence: Dave''s Programming Resources
  in your XFree86 config file ( normaly /etc/X11/XF86Config ), in the "Screen" Module, you have to write something like this:Section "Screen"Identifier "Screen0"Device"Card0"Monitor    "Monitor0"DefaultDepth 24SubSection "Display"Depth1EndSubSectionSubSection "Display"Depth4EndSubSectionSubSection "Display"Depth8EndSubSectionSubSection "Display"Depth15EndSubSectionSubSection "Display"Depth16EndSubSectionSubSection "Display"Depth24EndSubSectionEndSection  ;quote:Original post by 666_1337  in your XFree86 config file ( normaly /etc/X11/XF86Config ), in the "Screen" Module, you have to write something like this:Section "Screen"Identifier "Screen0"Device"Card0"Monitor    "Monitor0"DefaultDepth 24SubSection "Display"Depth1EndSubSectionSubSection "Display"Depth4EndSubSectionSubSection "Display"Depth8EndSubSectionSubSection "Display"Depth15EndSubSectionSubSection "Display"Depth16EndSubSectionSubSection "Display"Depth24EndSubSectionEndSection    Yeah, I already have the 16bit and 24bit modes, but I want to use Xlib for changing the bit depth! cya,Drag0n -----------------------------"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning..." -- Rich CookMy future web presence: Dave''s Programming Resources;  er, doesn''t randr do something like this?I remember there being something along those lines out there. ;  The RANDR extension changes resolution on the fly. I''m not sure if it can do bit-depths aswell, but it would be the first place to look. 