Thank you for your comments.  I'll be in the office on Monday and try wha=
t you
have suggested.  As to copying msg the issue is the I've 3 different syst=
ems
two of which are now NetBSD only boxes.  So all the msg traffice I must
transpose by hand.  Further tedious details.  Petra =



Richard Rauch <rkr@rkr.kcnet.com> wrote:
> Yes, when you do ``startx >& /tmp/x.log'', the screen SHOULD be
> blank.  That's because the >&/tmp/x.log bit is telling your system to s=
end
> to a file (/tmp/x.log) all of the messages that would otherwise appear =
on
> the screen.  So, the screen is blank, but the new file, /tmp/x.log, sho=
uld
> contain lots of stuff.
> =

> So, repeating the requests of others, can you post the contents of the
> file, /tmp/x.log?
> =

> (If you've rebooted your computer since last doing ``startx >&
> /tmp/x.log'', the /tmp/x.log file has probably been deleted.  You may h=
ave
> re-run the ``startx >& /tmp/x.log'' command to recreate the file.)
> =

> =

> You also say, ``When I try /etc/XF86Config I get permission denied''
> =

> What, exactly, are you trying to do with /etc/XF86Config?  It sounds to=
 me
> like you're trying to execute the file.  It cannot be executed, which i=
s
> why you are told ``permission denied'', even when you try it as root.
> =

> Just include the whole /etc/XF86Config file in your email, along with t=
he
> suggested /tmp/x.log (recreating the x.log, if need be).
> =

> =

> If you don't know how to include files in email, you can ask
> here---though the answer will depend upon what program(s) you use to re=
ad =

> and write email.
> =

> I hope that this clarifies some things.
> =

> =

>   "I probably don't know what I'm talking about."  --rkr@rkr.kcnet.com


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