> In message <199909290828.JAA49471@yates.mpc-data.co.uk> you wrote:

> > I gave them a try and they seemed to display things for me. This was on the 
> > 1.4 VIDC X server running at 1024x768 16bpp. 
> 
> I'm using 1.4.1 at 8bpp.  How do you get 16?  The bootloader doesn't seem
> to like having a k in the mode.
> 
I used the setvideo binary to change the resolution just before 
starting X. I have a shell script wrapper arround startx which sets the 
resolution I want for X before running the real startx. My system is 
booted with a 640x480 8bpp console.

IIRC the -c option to setvideo sets the colour depth. Either check the 
man page or drop me a mail and I'll look at my script. I don't have 
access to the machine to check it now.

Mike