Xorg 6.8.1: can't switch VT or resolution (partially solved)

[Corey Hickey]

Corey Hickey wrote:
> Glynn Clements wrote:
> 
> 
>>>>>and it seemed that libxkbfile.so.1 wasn't found until I `export
>>>>>LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/X11R6cvs/lib/` after which ldd showed all the
>>>>>libraries. The strange thing is, I have LD_LIBRARY_PATH set in the
>>>>>console from which I start xorg. I tried unsetting LD_LIBRARY_PATH, and
>>>>>it did make a difference: xorg wouldn't load, with the console output
>>>>>saved and attached as nold.log.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>The X server strips out all LD* variables from the environment for 
>>>>security.  See xc/programs/Xserver/os/utils.c:1847.
>>>
>>>Once again, thank you for your help. Modifying utils.c to not strip LD*
>>>would suit my purposes for now, but I'm having trouble doing so.
>>
>>
>>[snip]
>>
>>
>>
>>>Now that I'm leaving the permissions of xterm alone, the LD* stripping
>>>results in xterm failing to load as well. I don't know how the file
>>>permissions fit in, but it seems that as long as I can preserve
>>>LD_LIBRARY_PATH I won't have any trouble with xterm either.
>>
>>
>>The Linux loader (ld-linux.so) also deletes the LD_* variables when
>>running a setuid/setgid program.
>>
> 
> 
> Ah, well I suppose it ought to, now that I think about it. :) That's one
> of those things that makes perfect sense when someone tells me, but I
> didn't think of on my own.
> 
> I tried removing setuid from Xorg to see what happened and only got as
> far as:
> 
> Fatal server error:
> xf86OpenConsole: Server must be suid root
> 
> So, I guess I can't go down that road.
> 
> 
> I should ask, also, if there are any alternatives to using
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH for what I want to do. Basically, I just want xorg to
> not interfere with my current installation of xfree86, and vice versa. I
> want xorg, and any programs I run within xorg, to look for libraries in
> /usr/local/X11R6.8/lib first. Xfree86 and programs that run within
> xfree86 should only look for libs in the usual places.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Corey

Does anybody know what I should do here? I'm fresh out of ideas but
don't want to abandon either X server yet. I'd appreciate whatever help
anybody can give.

Thanks again,
Corey