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Subject: Re: problem configuring X
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 18:26:29 -0400
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Are you trying to do this as a non-root user?  If that is the case, sounds
like a permissions problem.  You need to install the wrapper for X.  I
believe thats in /usr/ports/x11/wrapper  That allows non-root to run X.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pim Bliek" <bliekp@cable.a2000.nl>
To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 5:47 PM
Subject: problem configuring X


> Hello all,
>
> I'm quite new to FreeBSD. Actually, I'm just using it for a couple of
days.
> After years of Linux I decided I needed a real fast and secure system...
>
> Currently I'm trying to setup X on a Sis 6326 chipset on an old SVGA
> monitor using FreeBSD 4.2 (full install). Somehow it doesn't work. I used
> xf86config (because XF86Config didn't work, it couldn't start the default
X
> server....) to configure. I did this loads of times in my life but somehow
> now it doesn't work.
>
> When I try to start X (using startx) I get:
>
> <QUOTE>
>
> (--) SVGA: Mode "480x300" needs hsync freq of 39.56 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "480x300" needs hsync freq of 48.00 kHz. Deleted.
> (**) FontPath set to
>
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/us
r/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/
X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
>
> Fatal server error:
> xf86OpenConsole: KDENABIO failed (Operation not permitted)
>
> </QUOTE>
>
>
> If needed I can send more details of my system. (f.i. the compelte X
output)
>
> Regards,
>
> Pim Bliek
> bliekp@cable.a2000.nl
>
> BSD Newbie ;-)
>
>
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