[ale] Can't get deeper than 8 bits

[David Cleveland Haynes]

I am having problems getting anything beyond 8 bits in X.

Here's my XF86Config snippet:
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Section "Screen"
    Driver     "accel"
    Device     "S64VRAM"
    Monitor    "MAGDX17F"
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
        Virtual     1024 768
    EndSubsection
#    Subsection "Display"
#        Depth       8
#        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
#        ViewPort    0 0
#        Virtual     1280 1024
#    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       32
        Modes       "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
        Virtual     800 600
    EndSubsection
EndSection
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Notice above I have the 8-bit depth commented out, on purpose, so it will
default to 16 bit depth.

Here's what I get when I try to start X:
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XFree86 Version 3.1.2 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6000)
Operating System: Linux
Configured drivers:
  S3: accelerated server for S3 graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0)
      mmio_928, s3_generic
(using VT number 7)

XF86Config: /etc/XF86Config
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**) Mouse: type: MouseMan, device: /dev/mouse, baudrate: 1200,
       Chorded middle button
(**) S3: Graphics device ID: "S64VRAM"
(**) S3: Monitor ID: "MAGDX17F"
(--) S3: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 78.86 kHz. Deleted.
(--) S3: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 81.13 kHz. Deleted.

Fatal server error:
No "Display" subsection for default depth 8
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Everything runs fine in 8-bit mode, but I can't get 16 to work at all.
I have a Diamoind Stealth 64 VRAM PCI with 2 MB RAM, an S3-964 in it, and the
following:
    Ramdac      "bt485"
    Clockchip   "icd2061a"

Any help ( working XF86Config's ) appreciated.


	

						David Haynes