xinit isn't working either.  Any other files you think I need to play
with?

On 03/17/03/03/03 01:14 -0500, Miles Nordin wrote:
> >>>>> "jm" == Jimi Malcolm <malcolm@cc.gatech.edu> writes:
> 
>     jm> I really just think I haven't set something up in the /etc/*
>     jm> files 
> 
> I don't think so.
> 
> There is no XF86Config because it isn't XFree86.  there's no ``config
> file'' for the X server---it just works.  The way you install X is to
> untar all the x*.tgz sets.  And IIRC they don't contain any files
> outside /usr/X11R6.
> 
> It interacts with wscons somewhat.  Have you messed with any wscons options in your kernel config, or are you just using a GENERIC kernel?  
> 
> you should have 'wscons=YES' in /etc/rc.conf.  Also you may or may not
> need this in /etc/wscons.conf
> 
> -----8<-----
> # Screen 0 is already configured as console in most cases.
> #  Uncomment if a serial console is used.
> #screen	0	-	vt100
> screen	1	-	vt100
> screen	2	-	vt100
> screen	3	-	vt100
> screen	4	-	-
> -----8<-----
> 
> finally sometimes the permissions on or existence of devices in /dev
> are wrong.  Here's what I have, which actually doesn't look very
> demanding:
> 
> crw-------  1 root  wheel    38, 1 Jan  2 18:18 /dev/wskbd
> crw-------  1 root  wheel    38, 0 Jan  2 18:18 /dev/wsmouse
> lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel        4 Jun 25  2002 /usr/X11R6/bin/X -> Xhpc
> -r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  2923528 Jun 25  2002 /usr/X11R6/bin/Xhpc
> -r-s--x--x  1 root  wheel     9700 Jun 25  2002 /usr/X11R6/bin/Xwrapper
> -r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel    18164 Jun 25  2002 /usr/X11R6/bin/xinit
> 
> I can start xinit as a non-root user and have it work.  However, the
> thing I told you about xdm not working and having to use xinit instead
> is not a lie.  I was serious about that.
> 
> -- 
> I hear that when you're smoking raisins, first and a half base is
> a-mazing.
> 		-- Cleopatra

-- 
Jimi