From owner-freebsd-newbies Thu Oct 11 10:43:19 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mta05.onebox.com (mta05.onebox.com [64.68.77.148]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 772B437B405 for ; Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:43:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from onebox.com ([10.1.101.8]) by mta05.onebox.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.23 201-229-121-123-20010418) with SMTP id <20011011174313.LTMU306.mta05.onebox.com@onebox.com> for ; Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:43:13 -0700 Received: from [199.186.63.171] by onebox.com with HTTP; Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:43:13 -0700 Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 13:43:13 -0400 Subject: Re: XFree86 Config Problems From: "Christopher T. Jewett" To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <20011011174313.LTMU306.mta05.onebox.com@onebox.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Doubt it is at all helpful, but my monitor is also a Sony Trinitron Based monitor. It's a Dell P780. Andy: Did you just use the Modes "" Screen Subsection to change your resolution? At least yours is crashing out. That seems like progress compared to mine completely ignoring the Modes setting (Which I have set to 1024x768, yet it still displays in 640x480.) Thanks! Chris ---- "Andrew Thorpe" wrote: > 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 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 " 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 > > __________________________________________________ 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