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From: James Raynard <fqueries@parody.tecc.co.uk>
To: Nik Clayton <nik@blueberry.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: X problems (D Stealth 64 (S3 Trio 64))
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On Mon, 18 Dec 1995, Nik Clayton wrote:

> If I change my xinitrc to not run any xterms (say, by deleting them, and
> having xclock as the last running program) then things work without a
> hitch. However, I cannot start any xterms at all.

Just a guess, but have you perchance compiled a kernel without the 
COMPAT_43 option enabled?

James

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