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Re: devfsd + xconsole



Am 28 Aug 2001 14:54:05 -0400 schrieb dman:
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2001 at 08:14:51PM +0200, arf wrote:
> | Le Mardi 28 Août 2001 16:49, dman a écrit :
> | [snippely, snippely]
> | > |
> | > | I have no idea if there is an issue with devfs, but are you sure
> | > | xconsole is trying to read from the correct device?  By default, I think
> | > | it tries to read /dev/console, but it should use /dev/xconsole (which is
> | > | a FIFO).  "xconsole -file /dev/xconsole"  You need to have permission to
> | > | read /dev/xconsole as well ("adduser <you> adm").
> | >
> | > I tried it out last night (2.4.8 w/ devfs) and
> | >     xconsole -file /dev/xconsole
> | > works.  It didn't give me much useful information, though (not what I
> | > expected, anyways).  I then tried
> | >     xconosle -file /var/log/syslog
> | > and will keep that in my startup sequence :-).  Then I will know
> | > immediately when something happens.
> | 

[...]

> 
> I don't think this is the "proper" way to start stuff.  My .xsession
> only has "gnome-session" in it.  I added xconsole to the Startup
> Programs part of the GNOME Control Panel.
> 
> Try running xconsole from a gnome-terminal after gnome has started.
> That's how I tried it.

[snip]

> HTH,
> -D
> 
Thanks to you both I got xconsole running.It just disappeared all of a 
sudden and after putting "xconsole &" just about everywhere, without the 
faintest whisper of success,well I thought I'd ask.
With the "-file xxx" addition, Gnome starts xconsole quite happily. And you're right,
dman, syslog gives a lot more than /dev/xconsole. :)

Thanks again!

Eamon Roque.



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