RE: created problems uninstalling xdm

2002-09-28 Thread Jim Hribar
: Re: created problems uninstalling xdm Hello, Am Donnerstag, 26. September 2002 10:10 schrieb Andy Saxena: On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 06:46:02PM -0400, Jim Hribar wrote: I uninstalled xdm (apt-get remove xdm) and which in turn ^ better: apt

Re: created problems uninstalling xdm

2002-09-26 Thread Andy Saxena
On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 06:46:02PM -0400, Jim Hribar wrote: I uninstalled xdm (apt-get remove xdm) and which in turn removed the meta package x-window-system. Then I removed all instances of the xdm directories (the uninstall said the directories weren't empty): /var/lib/xdm

Re: created problems uninstalling xdm

2002-09-26 Thread Torsten Wolny
Hello, Am Donnerstag, 26. September 2002 10:10 schrieb Andy Saxena: On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 06:46:02PM -0400, Jim Hribar wrote: I uninstalled xdm (apt-get remove xdm) and which in turn ^ better: apt-get --purge remove xdm. This will

created problems uninstalling xdm

2002-09-25 Thread Jim Hribar
I uninstalled xdm (apt-get remove xdm) and which in turn removed the meta package x-window-system. Then I removed all instances of the xdm directories (the uninstall said the directories weren't empty): /var/lib/xdm /etc/X11/xdm The problem is, I can reinstall xdm fine, and it works (I think

created problems uninstalling xdm

2002-09-24 Thread Jim Hribar
I uninstalled xdm (apt-get remove xdm) and which in turn removed the meta package x-window-system. Then I removed all instances of the xdm directories (the uninstall said the directories werent empty): /var/lib/xdm /etc/X11/xdm The problem is, I can reinstall xdm fine, and it works

su problems with xdm

1999-06-06 Thread Alisdair McDiarmid
I've got problems running X apps as root with xdm. If I log in as alisdair (my main user) and su root in a terminal window, any attempt to run an X application fails: [root%letdown /home/alisdair] # xmcd Xlib: connection to :0.0 refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to

Re: su problems with xdm

1999-06-06 Thread Jason Willoughby
On Sun, 6 Jun 1999, Alisdair McDiarmid wrote: [root%letdown /home/alisdair] # xmcd Xlib: connection to :0.0 refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server Error: Can't open display: :0.0 Yeah, xdm is more paranoid than startx. You can disable access controls by

Re: su problems with xdm

1999-06-06 Thread Alisdair McDiarmid
On Sat, Jun 05, 1999 at 07:58:36PM -0400, Jason Willoughby wrote: Yeah, xdm is more paranoid than startx. You can disable access controls by running, as alisdair, xhost +. Check the man page for more info. great, thanks! -- alisdair mcdiarmid [i won't tear again i won't breathe in the

Re: su problems with xdm

1999-06-06 Thread Branden Robinson
On Sun, Jun 06, 1999 at 12:29:58AM +, Alisdair McDiarmid wrote: I've got problems running X apps as root with xdm. See /usr/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ. -- G. Branden Robinson | Measure with micrometer, Debian GNU/Linux | mark with chalk, [EMAIL

Re: su problems with xdm

1999-06-06 Thread Frank Barknecht
Jason Willoughby hat gesagt: // Jason Willoughby wrote: On Sun, 6 Jun 1999, Alisdair McDiarmid wrote: [root%letdown /home/alisdair] # xmcd Xlib: connection to :0.0 refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server Error: Can't open display: :0.0 Yeah, xdm is more

Re: Mouse Problems and xdm

1999-04-09 Thread surak
Hi: I have a couple of problems and I would like to get an opinion from those who might have an insite into these issues. I recently installed Debian 2.1 on my system. I have had Debian 2.0 previously and wsa very happy with it but i decided to do a fresh install. The installation went

Re: Mouse Problems and xdm

1999-04-09 Thread Martin Waller
I think you will need to recompile your kernel with the proper mouse support, as the default kernel doesn't come with ps/2 mouse support I believe (at least, that was the case when exactly the same thing happened to me!). Martin mouse that plugs into my PS2 port (the one that has a S-Video

Re: Mouse Problems and xdm

1999-04-09 Thread Dinesh Nadarajah
I fixed the problem by stopping gpm. It was conflicting with my X mouse protocol. I simply removed it from/etc/init.d. -D --- On Fri, 09 Apr 1999 01:26:40 Martin Waller wrote: I think you will need to recompile your kernel with the proper mouse support, as the default kernel doesn't come

Mouse Problems and xdm

1999-04-08 Thread Dinesh Nadarajah
Hi: I have a couple of problems and I would like to get an opinion from those who might have an insite into these issues. I recently installed Debian 2.1 on my system. I have had Debian 2.0 previously and wsa very happy with it but i decided to do a fresh install. The installation went well

Re: problems with xdm.

1998-08-21 Thread Richard E. Hawkins Esq.
Paulo wrote, Last night I tried to get xdm working. As far as I understood all I should do was edit /etc/X11/config line from no-start-xdm to start-xdm. I did that, booted and then I got xdm up. After that I logged as a user, logout, and then logged as root (to install something). After

problems with xdm.

1998-08-20 Thread Paulo J. da Silva e Silva
Hello, Last night I tried to get xdm working. As far as I understood all I should do was edit /etc/X11/config line from no-start-xdm to start-xdm. I did that, booted and then I got xdm up. After that I logged as a user, logout, and then logged as root (to install something). After logging out,

Re: problems with xdm.

1998-08-20 Thread Robert Ramiega
On Thu, Aug 20, 1998 at 12:18:54PM -0300, Paulo J. da Silva e Silva wrote: Hello, Last night I tried to get xdm working. As far as I understood all I should do was edit /etc/X11/config line from no-start-xdm to start-xdm. I did that, booted and then I got xdm up. After that I logged as a