At 08:14 -0400 10/11/03, Chris Tribo wrote:
>On Sat, 11 Oct 2003, Jean-Pierre HOFER wrote:
>
>>  > >	Stupid question:  where can I find some info on how to
>>  > > configure X11 to run in my 5000/25 running 1.6.1?  I did try simply
>>  > > typing startx -- just for the heck of it -- and fell on my face:
>>  > <snip>
>>  >
>>  >	Because of the way X works on pmax systems, you need to recompile
>>  > a kernel with OPTIONS=INSECURE in your kernel config file. All the kernels
>>  > in the distribution ship without this (for security reasons obviously). 
>>  > Last I checked, this prevents X from working on most systems.
>>
>>  There is a PR #17894 about the X server problem
>>  (http://www.NetBSD.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-single.pl?number=17894)
>>
>>  BUT for 1.6_BETA5 NetBSD 1.6_BETA5.
>>
>>  Is it still valid for 1.6.1 and for the latest NetBSD-daily ?
>
>	A quick search for XdecNetBSD on google seems to answer yes to
>both branches. (Unless you add the insecure kernel option)

	That does not sound very fun or make much sense to me.  Oh 
well... I do wonder what really means to have an insecure kernel...