Re: X permission problems
Mark Hepburn wrote:
>
> I'm currently trying to set up X. I have a working XF86Config, however
> when I type startx (or just 'X') I get the following message:
> X: exec of /usr/bin/X11/XF86_FBDev failed
>
> I can start up fine by typing 'xinit /usr/bin/enlightenment --
> /usr/bin/X11/XF86_FBDev' as root, but cannot of course do the same as a
> user or fakeroot.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
Have you edited /etc/X11/Xserver to allow users other than root to start the X
server?
> (one other thing; X seems to work fine with both 16 and 32 bpp; however
> after shutting down under 16 the screen is filled with the following
> message: mach64CreateGC: unsupported depth: 16. Using cfbCreateGC instead.
> Can I do anything about this, or don't I need to?)
Sounds harmless, as long as there is no real problem which could be related
I'd say you can ignore it.
Michel
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ CS student and free software enthusiast
Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc,i386) user \ member of XFree86 and The DRI Project
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