Re: How to do it? [Xserver]

[Steve Dunham <dunham@cse.msu.edu>]

Adam Di Carlo <adam@onshore.com> writes:

> magic@pg.gda.pl (Artur Zaworski) writes:
> 
> > Sorry, I forgot something... last sec. of my Xsun ;>
> > 
> > + strace Xsun 
> > 
> > access("/dev/fb0", R_OK|W_OK)           = 0
> > open("/dev/fb0", O_RDWR)                = 6
> > ioctl(6, FBIOGATTR, 0x2cf4f0)           = 0
> > ioctl(6, 0x80144604, 0x2c332c)          = 0

> This would make me think you perhaps are using the wrong X server?
> Which model of graphics card do you have (or Sun model if you don't
> know the card)?  Which X server are you using?

One of our binaries (I think the 3.3.3.x ones in potato, and an
unofficial release of 3.3.2.3a) have the "access()" function call
removed (by me) because it ignores suid status.  You'll have to get a
newer server, or "chmod 666 /dev/fb0".


Steve
dunham@cse.msu.edu