Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 23:18:26 -0500 From: Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com> To: lioux@linf.unb.br Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree 3.3.6 authentication failed? Message-ID: <20000222231826.J14314@shadow.blackdawn.com> In-Reply-To: <20000223021000.A74659@Fedaykin.here>; from lioux@uol.com.br on Wed, Feb 23, 2000 at 02:10:00AM -0300 References: <20000223021000.A74659@Fedaykin.here>
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On Wed, Feb 23, 2000 at 02:10:00AM -0300, lioux@uol.com.br wrote: > Dear guys, > > I am running monday's current, Mesa-glx for Riva, XFree 3.3.6 and > KDE 1.1.2. All from monday's ports tree. > Well, I think I can't say I am running this system, for I am getting > the following message whenever I try startx: > > Authentication failed - cannot start X server. > Perhaps you do not have console ownership? > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2 > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2 > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2 > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2 > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2 > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2 > giving up. > xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): unable to connect to X server > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. > > Damn, I know this must be my mistake. However, I can't seem to get > X up. However, /stand/sysinstall -> Configure -> XFree86 -> XF86Setup > works smooth. Before you mention it: yeah, yeah, I tried startx as root > against my best judgement; and no, it did not work. :) > UCONSOLE is enabled. > My .xinitrc follows at the end of this file. > What am I missing? A new authentication system? My guess. I went > through the FAQ and most of the simple docs; I must be overlooking something. > Any and all help appreciated. Please CC: to lioux@linf.unb.br, for I > am subscribed to neither freebsd-questions nor freebsd-current. > I apologize in advance for the CC: accross mailing lists. > > Regards, > Mario Ferreira > > ps: Please, don't flame me. /dev/null appreciates it. Thanks again. 1) Do you have "XSERVER" option in kernel? I'm not sure if it's required, but it might be. 2) You should start KDE with "startkde" not "kde". -- Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com> GCS/E/S @d- s+:+>+:- a--->+++ C++ UB++++ P+ L- E--- W+++ !N !o ?K w--- ?O M+ V-- PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP+>+++ t++ 5 X++ R+ tv+ b++>++++ DI+++ D+ G++>+++ e->++++ h! r-->+++ y? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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