Re: Thanks: X works as root, not as user
>>>>> "sd" == Steve Dunham <dunham@cse.msu.edu> writes:
sd> Jules Bean <jmlb2@hermes.cam.ac.uk> writes:
>> On Thu, 11 Mar 1999, Daniel Brosemer wrote:
>>
>> > > Thanks to all who replied with the /dev/fb0 permissions
>> suggestions, I was > able to get X working by fixing these
>> permissions. > > There were suggestions that this should be
>> included in a FAQ. I thought > for the sake of reference I should
>> mention that the first place I looked > was the release-notes at >
>> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/sparc/release-notes/index
>> perhaps > this info belongs in there? Is the maintainer of these
>> notes subscribed?
I am subscribed, but I would prefer for efficiency that any request to
change the release notes or the installation manual (for sparc, or
otherwise) is sent to <debian-boot@lists.debian.org> or filed as a bug
against boot-floppies.
>> I'm the maintainer of /ports/sparc, and I plan to consolidate the
>> various slink install comments and put them there shortly.
Excellent.
sd> The stuff that I have seen so far:
sd> The permissions have do be changed on /dev/fb*.
I'd be happy to add this stuff to the release notes, but I need more
information. Or I'd also be even happier just to point to Jules' area
on the web site. Guidance, please!
sd> The /dev/mouse link has to be created: "ln -sf sunmouse
sd> /dev/mouse"
Should this be added to the release notes? Errata? Enrique (the
boot-floppies maintainer) thinks it's a xserver-xsun bug, btw (bug
submitted by me just today).
Same goes for the rest of the info Steve very helpfully summarized.
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