[PLUG] xdm works but startx fails

Randall Hansen list at sonofhans.net
Mon Aug 18 13:42:02 UTC 2003


Thus spoke Rogan Creswick <creswick at cs.orst.edu>
( Mon, 18 Aug 2003 13:04:48 -0700 ):

> Can you run startx as root and have it work? You may not have search
> permissions for /dev/dri/ when running startx. Do you have an old
> XF86Config sitting in ~ ? (I don't really thin the second point is
> the reason, but just in case)

No to both, but thanks for the reply.  I hadn't thought of either one,
and they're good suggestions.

r
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