on Wed, Feb 07, 2001 at 02:49:43PM -0600, Nathan E Norman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Wed, Feb 07, 2001 at 12:20:14PM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > > on Wed, Feb 07, 2001 at 11:14:39AM -0600, Nathan E Norman ([EMAIL > > PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 07, 2001 at 05:28:44AM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > > > > I've upgraded my laptop from stable to testing. In the process, I seem > > > > to have versioned up to XFree86v4. Currently: > > > > > > > > - X display managers don't allow a session to start (see attached > > > > error output). This is annoying, but not a biggie. startx works > > > > fine. But I have been beating my head against the wall trying to > > > > figure out what wdm's startup sequence is. > > > > > > Check the file /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config. In it there is a line which > > > should read > > > > > > allowed_users=console > > > > > > but by default reads > > > > > > allowed_users=root > > > > I've already done this. From the error output, I'm guessing that it's > > an argument problem to the X startup command, not an access line > > problem. > > Hmm. Does xdm or gdm work? (I know you probably don't want to > install another package ..)
FWIW, they didn't (and still don't). Not a biggie, but something to tackle eventually. > > > > - Mouse: how do you configure three-button emulation for a two-button > > > > touchpad with V4? This is driving me nuts. > > > > > > dunno ... are you using dexter to configure? > > Have you tried > > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 -plow > > I really like debconf with the slang frontend That did it. Thanks. > > I tried it, wasn't impressed. Believe it overwrote my XF86Config file, > > rather than the XF86Config-4. I use and like XF86Setup under v3, dexter > > appears to be largely line-oriented. > > Hmm, that'd be a bug! I've always ended up with an XF86Config-4 ... Don't quote me on any of this, especially when I'm constrained by not being able to cut and past between my laptop and my desktop -- currently 8,000 miles apart. But we've fixed that now, thanks. > > > > - Fonts. I've got truetype fonts and had been using xfstt. > > > > Currently, if I add the line > > > > > > > > xset fp+ unix/:7101 > > > > > > > > ...to my /etc/X11/Xsession or ~/.xinitrc file, X fails to launch any > > > > rxvts and crashes when I attempt to launch them manually after a > > > > couple of attempts. > > > > > > Same here ... apparently X4 supports truetype out of the box so xfstt > > > isn't needed. I haven't had time to play with this yet but there were > > > at least two threads about this topic last week. I'll send you the > > > messages if you need them. > > > > Thanks. I've been travelling, haven't follwed the list as closely as I > > could have. Go ahead and shoot them at me, I'll also check archives. > > Sent via private mail. Since we've a storm here and I'm in the office > alone I'll play with this today to see if I can get it to work :) Received the font stuff, will take a look at it in a bit. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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