Hi all.
Have installed Mandrake 9.1, kernel 2.4.21-0.13mdksmp, XFree86 4.3.0 with KDE3.1 on my Panasonic Toughbook t1. It has a 12" TFT panel display with an Intel 82830m graphics controller. It all works fine (except software modem not supported) but I want to run it at 256/8bit colour depth so I can run that old classic Doom. However when I change the default depth in XF86Config to 8 and startx all I get is a blue screen, it makes attempts to put windows and menus on the screen but they disappear when clicked on.. well it just is all to pot. Any body any advise please? I have run XFdrake without any joy and it works fine at colour depth of 24. I have attached my XF86Config file. All help much appreciated.

Bash_Tin

****Part****** File generated by XFdrake.

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Generic"
ModelName "Flat Panel 1024x768"
HorizSync 31.5-48.5
VertRefresh 40-70

# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync

-vsync

# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630

# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "Intel 830"
Driver "i810"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 24

Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
Screen "screen1"
EndSection

make shure agpgart is installed see man insmod.
than as root type xf86config.

Hi enyawix,
thanks for the reply. Tried that with same result. It works fine in 16 and 24 bit depths. In 8 bit it still comes up with only the wallpaper and the window that tells you the start up progress of KDE appears only for a brief second as a grey box. Also when I click on where any menus should be a blank window appears briefly on screen and core is dumped. Not sure what for.. I assume its the app trying to start. Any other pointers?

BashTin.