Damn Small Linux (DSL) Forums
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
March 25, 2023, 03:42:47 AM

Login with username, password and session length
News
The new DSL forums are now open.
Stats
11609 Posts in 311 Topics by 291 Members
Latest Member: mik3ca
Search:     Advanced search
* Home Help Search Login Register
Get The Official Damn Small Linux Book. Great VPS hosting provided by Tektonic

+  Damn Small Linux (DSL) Forums
|-+  Damn Small Linux
| |-+  Other Help Topics
| | |-+  Weird colors on DSL screen
« previous next »
Pages: [1] Print
Author Topic: Weird colors on DSL screen  (Read 4021 times)
Wso
Newbie
*
Posts: 2


View Profile Email
« on: June 16, 2014, 03:23:33 PM »

I installed DSL on my thinkbook 385 xd and everything seems to be working except for the colors. All of the colors are messed up and the text is unreadable. I can't figure out how to fix this. I think it may be a problem with the bit-depth, so if anyone knows how to change it please help. Thank you in advance for all replies.

Heres a picture of the screen.
« Last Edit: June 16, 2014, 03:40:28 PM by Wso » Logged
Wso
Newbie
*
Posts: 2


View Profile Email
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2014, 04:43:10 PM »

Nevermind, I got it. In case anyone else has the same problem on their thinkbook 385 xd, heres what I did:

1. I pressed f3 when I saw he command line that should appear when you run DSL, mine was grey, I'm not sure what the technical name for this command line is.
2. I typed in dsl xsetup.
3. Follow the instructions on screen, and select the xfbdev option
4. Follow the rest of the on screen instructions, and answer all of the questions
5. You should be good, and to get to that boot up menu (again not sure on the technical name), click on the desktop (not on an app or file) and go to  setup, then x setup.

Sorry for the lack of technical terms in this, hope it helps anyone who has the same problem as I did.
« Last Edit: June 16, 2014, 04:47:55 PM by Wso » Logged
Pages: [1] Print 
« previous next »
Jump to:  

Powered by SMF 1.1.20 | SMF © 2013, Simple Machines
Mercury design by Bloc