Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 12:16:14 -0400 From: "Christopher T. Jewett" <ctjewett@onebox.com> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree86 Configuration Problems... Message-ID: <20011011161614.JXGQ306.mta05.onebox.com@onebox.com>
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Huh? I take it wrapper is somehow supposed to help with unprivilidged users booting X from the startx script, but why is it not installed when you install X 4.1.0 if it's required for runtime unprivilidged user access? Also, this still fails to help why my resolution is still defaulting to 640x480, dispite changes to my XF86Config file that should display in 1024x768. Also, if you read my note, you'll see that I checked Xfree86.org already, and in fact, the very documents you pointed me to really aren't all that helpful. Directly quoting the installation notes is the text: "The next step is to configure the X server. That is covered in detail in an as-yet unwritten document :-(. In the meantime, there are three ways to create a basic X server configuration file for XFree86 4.1.0. One is to run the xf86config utility. Another is to run the xf86cfg utility. The third option is to use the new -configure X server option: XFree86 -configure" Doesn't seem exactly helpful, since I already used the -configure way, as it was recommended in the FreeBSD documentation and worked like a charm, does it? Any further assistance you could provide would be helpful, even if just explaining further in detail how Wrapper is supposed to magically fix my unprivilidged user problem. Thanks again! Chris ---- Scott Corey <scott@bsdprophet.org> wrote: > install wrapper in /usr/ports/x11 dir. > > This program runs an X server after sanity-checking the environment > and any options passed to it. It is meant to enhance security on > multi-user systems running XFree86 4, where the ability to use a > startx script is needed. If you have XFree86 3, do not install > this: you do not need it and it will not work. If you have no > untrusted users or always run the X server from xdm, you do not > need this (in the latter case, just take the suid bit off your X > server). > > Next time you might try looking at xfree86 home page since they are > the > ones responsible for the programs content. > > http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/index.html > or > http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/Install.html > > >I'm trying to run XFree86 4.1.0 on FreeBSD 4.4 with KDE 2.2.2. X > seems > >to run correctly under user "root" (which I'm only using for configuration > >purposes), but for some reason, I can't get it to display the screen > >in the 1024x768. I used XFree86 -configure to setup my XF86Config > file > >(Which worked like a charm, configuring my NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX/400 > and > >Monitor settings to the perfect HSYNC and VSYNC settings), and went > back > >in using vi to add DefaultDepth so that it would display in 24-bit > color. > > I also tried adding only "1024x768" to Modes in the 24-bit Color > > Subsection > >under Display, but that didn't seem to help. I really wish they > would > >implement the GUI based setup utility that was in XFree86 3.3.6, > but > >they still haven't done that yet. > > Yes they have it's xf86cfg. > > >Also, for some reason, when I try to start X under my unpriviliged > user > >it fails to load saying something about "<name.domain.domain> 0 not > in > >XAuthority function 'add' or 'list'". I've tried adding the correct > >settings to my .XAuthority file, but it still doesn't seem to want > to > >load. > > > >I'm hopelessly confused about the screen resolution issue, and the > other > >issue with unpriviliged users not being able to boot X is just really > >irritating too. Does anyone have any suggestions? I could really > use > >the help. I've read just about all the useless documentation on > this > >issue as I could find (on Xfree86.org and FreeBSD.org and Daemonnews.com's > >newbie help.) > > >Very Frustrated, > >Chris > > __________________________________________________ > >FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. > >Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > > > > __________________________________________________ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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