error running xserver

[Alok Bhatt]

may i know what the suid root for binaries means? is it that you've compiled 
the xserver as root? and does this mean you can run it without sudo or su?

i also have a problem with VM86OLD being called, and then errno returning -1 
ENOSYS. this error jus goes on and on and hangs the monitor+keyboard

1. is it normal for the call to occur? because i would think the xserver 
isn't limited to the x86 architecture

2. why does it give me the error? i'm running kernel 2.6.5 on a P4, 
(architecture = PC compatible and even generic x86)

>From: Christoffer Olsen <co at deworks.net>
>Reply-To: "Xserver development list." <xserver at freedesktop.org>
>To: snmartin at galilea.cl, "Xserver development list." 
><xserver at freedesktop.org>
>Subject: Re: error running xserver
>Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 01:40:26 +0200
>
>My guess is that it is related to that you already run another X server,
>which you cannot stop the TCP listening on. Strictly, if you're on a
>trusted network, you don't need -nolisten tcp, and if you do things
>correctly, you probably don't need -ac either. I have all the binaries
>as suid root, so I start them as my user, then starting gnome-session in
>that by giving DISPLAY=:1 gnome-sessio instead of xterm.
>
>If you really are running another X server, try shutting it down, and if
>you think you're not, check if you do anyway. lsof provides great help
>in these cases.
>
>Anyway, I've just started playing with xserver, so don't take my word
>for this working.
>
>Chris
>
>man, 03.05.2004 kl. 19.07 +0200, skrev Fernando San Martin Woerner:
> > i try:
> >
> > /opt/fdo/bin/Xfbdev -screen 1024x768x32x85 -mouse /dev/psaux -ac
> > -nolisten tcp :1 & xterm -display :1
> >
> >
> > and i get this output...
> >
> > XSERVTransTransNoListen: unable to find transport: tcp
> >
> > Fatal server error:
> > Failed to disable listen for tcp
> >
> > any idea?, thanks in advance....
> >
> >
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