> > okay...it didn't work at first so i installed some more packages and > > eventually tried XF86Setup and it basically worked fine (messed up screen > > though) so i used my config file instead -- didn't work. so i ran XF86Setup > > again, this time trying to more or less reproduce my old config file with > > that setup program, and this time i even got a nice screen and a good > > resolution. anyway, when i run startx it doesn't work either. the problem is > > with X because i get the following output when i run either X or startx: > > > > var: allowed_users, value: rootonly. > > var: nice_value, value: -10. > > > > the funny thing is that i can start x out of that XF86Setup thingie but not > > from the command-line. can you help me out? anyone? > > > > thanks! > > > > -amael > > XF86Setup uses the VGA16 server. > > From the commandline, are you root, or someone else? > > > * Heather Stern * star@ many places...
XF86Setup launches a simple vga mode on start-up, but after i have finished the configuration it also tests the configuration...so XF86Setup started up the svga server with 1024x768 and 16bpp and it looked okay. from the command-line i am root and it's not working either. the above is the output i get on startx, except for a line saying something that x is shutting down now... thanks! -amael
