Date: Mon, 7 Aug 1995 20:18:20 +0200 (MET DST) From: guido@gvr.win.tue.nl (Guido van Rooij) To: rpt@miles.sso.loral.com (Richard Toren) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /dev/console & xconsole Message-ID: <199508071818.UAA17958@gvr.win.tue.nl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950806142037.12652A-100000@miles> from "Richard Toren" at Aug 6, 95 02:25:22 pm
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Richard Toren wrote: > > Is there some magic I need to work to get xconsole to be able > to open the console from my .xinitrc in 2.05? Did some characteristic of > /dev/console change? > > It works if started manually after an 'su'. Current permissions are: > > </dev># ll /usr/X11R6/bin/xconsole > -rwsr-xr-x 1 root bin 16384 May 8 20:00 /usr/X11R6/bin/xconsole > </dev># ll /dev/console > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0, 0 Aug 6 11:53 /dev/console > > .xinitrc line is: > xconsole -geometry 400x70+617+25 & > > giving: > "Couldn't open console in it's window. > > This used to work in 2.0R, See man fbtab and make sure console gets chown'ed to the one logging in at the console. -Guido
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