Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 17:45:52 -0800 (PST) From: Marc W <mwlist@lanfear.com> To: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "" Message-ID: <200102010145.RAA64383@akira.lanfear.com>
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Alan Tsang" <atsang@hk.linkage.net>
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Subject: Re: Unable to startx
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Does it work if you're root and not just a regular user? I once had problems along this line, and it was permissions (I can't remember exactly WHAT permissions, but it wasn't too-too hard to track down and fix the offending file).
An "operation not permitted" would almost certainly suggest file permissions to me (maybe in /dev ??)
marc.
> -----------------------------
> From: Jim Conner <jconner@enterit.com>
> To: "Alan Tsang" <atsang@hk.linkage.net>
> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Subject: Re: Unable to startx
> Sent: 01/31/01 19:29>
>
>
> I have had the very same thing happen to me. I even posted the question
> here on this mailing list only to find that nobody responded. Of course,
> this meant to me that nobody knew the problem. I even sent a bug report to
> the XF86 folks and received no response from them as well.
>
> *shrug*
>
> Let me know if you get an answer to this one as I am still wondering how to
> fix it even though I have since not used that machine anymore.
>
> - Jim
>
>
> At 07:51 AM 2/1/2001 +0800, Alan Tsang wrote:
>
>
> >Hi
> >
> >I installed and setup the Release 4.2 but was unable to startx.
> >
> >I followed the normal procedures, boot the installation floppies and
> >configured everything.
> >
> >In the installation screen, I was able to use XF86Setup to configure the X,
> >started X server test and save the configuration file.
> >
> >However, when I boot the installed system and tried to startx, I got message
> >"xf86OpenConsole: KDENABIO failed (operation not permitted).
> >
> >Even worse, when I tried to reconfigure X using XF86Setup or inside
> >/stand/sysinstall, the configuration program just cannot start the X server
> >anymore.
> >
> >I would be grateful if anyone can help on the issue.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Alan Tsang
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
> - Jim
> - NOTJames
> - jconner@enterit.com
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