> > How would I go about using strace to check where the xorg-server is > looking for 10-evdev.conf? > > > > As a high-level overview : install strace [ link from the Other Programming > Tools page at the end of the main Programming chapter, just before java ] - > there is a patch in patches. Then man strace for the semantics. Then strace > startx. Please note that I said 'maybe' - I'm not sure if it will be useful. > > When/if you get an output file, open it in view or less and look for > xorg.conf.d : the individual filenames aren't important, anything ending in > .conf will be read, so it isn't specifically _looking_ for 10-evdev.conf, but > it > should read it if it finds it. > > If you do get an output file, I suppose that looking for evdev.conf in it > should > be the first step, just in case it does find it but takes a dislike to it. > Using "strace -o log_file Xorg -nolisten tcp &", Xorg beings to start up, but then stops with the error:
... xf86OpenConsole cannot open virtual console2 (permission denied) Examining the log file up to that point shows that "10-evdev.conf" is found and parsed and libudev is found. Is there a way to use strace on Xorg without resorting to running it as root? Thanks John -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
