It may be different with freeBSD but in the RH version of linux X is a symlink to XFree86 (i.e. to the server not to Xwrapper) could this be the source of your problems? Lionel --- iceger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I suspect it is a permission problem ... > > Lionel > > --- Phil Newcombe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Tim DeBoer wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > I can't start an X session as my regular user,(everything runs just > fine > > > > as root though), I get the following error: > > > > > > > > Fatal server error: > > > > Cannot open log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log" > > > > > > > > > > Just a thought from another newbie, what about just creating the file > > > before you try startx? > > > > > > touch /var/log/XFree86.0.log > > > > > > pn > > I can't see why it is a permission problem because I did a chmod 666 > /var/log/XFree86.0.log > and the problem still exist. It also complained about "no screens found", > but I can startx as root. > Does any one have any idea? Using the same XF86Config as root, here is the > error I got when > I use "Xwrapper" as a regular user: > > XFree86 Version 4.0.3 / X Window System > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400) > Release Date: 16 March 2001 > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is > newer than the above date, look for a newer version before > reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) > Operating System: FreeBSD 4.2-BETA i386 [ELF] > Module Loader present > (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sun Dec 30 22:09:39 2001 > (EE) Unable to locate/open config file > (EE) Error from xf86HandleConfigFile() > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages. > This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". > Please report problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
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