Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:07:13 -0500 From: "Andrew Thorpe" <athorpe@erac.com> To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: XFree86 Config Problems Message-ID: <000001c15266$692bbb20$2014c90a@w3099044>
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I too have a problem similar to Christopher's. I can run X from any user account; however, I can not change the default parameters to the X server. If I pass along the depth parameters as an argument to startx, it runs fine at that color depth. However, my default resolution is always 600x800 and everytime I try to change the configuration file to default to a different resolution, the X server crashes out. I used xf86cfg to configure my script, and vi to edit it. I have a Diamond Speedstar A50 card with a Sony Trinitron CVS(? I am not sure about the letters, I am at work and cannot check)-100 monitor. Both of these are selectable devices in the configuration setup. -Andrew >Huh? I take it wrapper is somehow supposed to help with unprivilidged >users booting X from the startx script, but why is it not installed when >you install X 4.1.0 if it's required for runtime unprivilidged user access? > Also, this still fails to help why my resolution is still defaulting >to 640x480, dispite changes to my XF86Config file that should display >in 1024x768. > >Also, if you read my note, you'll see that I checked Xfree86.org already, >and in fact, the very documents you pointed me to really aren't all that >helpful. Directly quoting the installation notes is the text: > >"The next step is to configure the X server. That is covered in detail >in an as-yet unwritten document :-(. In the meantime, there are three >ways to create a basic X server configuration file for XFree86 4.1.0. >One is to run the xf86config utility. Another is to run the xf86cfg utility. >The third option is to use the new -configure X server option: XFree86 >-configure" > >Doesn't seem exactly helpful, since I already used the -configure way, >as it was recommended in the FreeBSD documentation and worked like a >charm, does it? Any further assistance you could provide would be helpful, >even if just explaining further in detail how Wrapper is supposed to >magically fix my unprivilidged user problem. > >Thanks again! > >Chris ---- Scott Corey <scott@bsdprophet.org> wrote: > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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