Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:51:31 -0500 From: Scott Corey <scott@bsdprophet.org> To: "Christopher T. Jewett" <ctjewett@onebox.com>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree86 Configuration Problems... Message-ID: <3BC5C003.2050405@bsdprophet.org>
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install wrapper in /usr/ports/x11 dir. This program runs an X server after sanity-checking the environment and any options passed to it. It is meant to enhance security on multi-user systems running XFree86 4, where the ability to use a startx script is needed. If you have XFree86 3, do not install this: you do not need it and it will not work. If you have no untrusted users or always run the X server from xdm, you do not need this (in the latter case, just take the suid bit off your X server). Next time you might try looking at xfree86 home page since they are the ones responsible for the programs content. http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/index.html or http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/Install.html >I'm trying to run XFree86 4.1.0 on FreeBSD 4.4 with KDE 2.2.2. X seems >to run correctly under user "root" (which I'm only using for configuration >purposes), but for some reason, I can't get it to display the screen >in the 1024x768. I used XFree86 -configure to setup my XF86Config file >(Which worked like a charm, configuring my NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX/400 and >Monitor settings to the perfect HSYNC and VSYNC settings), and went back >in using vi to add DefaultDepth so that it would display in 24-bit color. > I also tried adding only "1024x768" to Modes in the 24-bit Color Subsection >under Display, but that didn't seem to help. I really wish they would >implement the GUI based setup utility that was in XFree86 3.3.6, but >they still haven't done that yet. Yes they have it's xf86cfg. >Also, for some reason, when I try to start X under my unpriviliged user >it fails to load saying something about "<name.domain.domain> 0 not in >XAuthority function 'add' or 'list'". I've tried adding the correct >settings to my .XAuthority file, but it still doesn't seem to want to >load. >I'm hopelessly confused about the screen resolution issue, and the other >issue with unpriviliged users not being able to boot X is just really >irritating too. Does anyone have any suggestions? I could really use >the help. I've read just about all the useless documentation on this >issue as I could find (on Xfree86.org and FreeBSD.org and Daemonnews.com's >newbie help.) >Very Frustrated, >Chris __________________________________________________ >FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. >Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org> with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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