> > Now I have it working with the right resolution, but I can't go over > > 16bit colors. My photos don't look very good but at least it works > > for most common tasks. Or perhaps it isn't even 16, anyway. > > I'm wondering why X doesn't handle 24 bit, even with videoram > > defined. > > Weird... X can handle 24 bit color just fine.
My oldish Radeon 9000 series PCI card is working ok with 1680x1050x24, you can probably find something that will support this from a junk pile or ebay for not much money.
