Hi, I had to:
chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/mandrake_consmap in order to startx as non root. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- | Oden Eriksson, Deserve-IT Networks/HFE Systems, Jokkmokk, Sweden. | Mandrake Linux release 8.2 (Cooker) for i586 | Current uptime with kernel 2.4.17-7mdksmp: 14 minutes | cpu0 @ 799.53 bm, fan 4500 rpm, temp +30°C | cpu1 @ 801.17 bm, fan 4591 rpm, temp +30.0°C