On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:40:25 -0400, Jeremy Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert Tilley wrote: > > >Make was issued as root. Why can't root connect to the xserver? > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1# make xconfig > > HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep > > HOSTCC scripts/basic/split-include > > HOSTCC scripts/basic/docproc > > HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o > > HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/kconfig_load.o > > HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/mconf.o > > HOSTCXX scripts/kconfig/qconf.o > > HOSTCC -fPIC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o > > HOSTLLD -shared scripts/kconfig/libkconfig.so > > HOSTLD scripts/kconfig/qconf > >scripts/kconfig/qconf arch/i386/Kconfig > >qconf: cannot connect to X server > >make[1]: *** [xconfig] Error 1 > >make: *** [xconfig] Error 2 > > > >Any ideas welcome, Bob > > > > > > Might want to try doing: > > bash$ xhost + > > as a regular user, before attempting to connect to the X server as root. >
You don't need root to compile your kernel, you don't need root even if you want to make a Debian kernel package (look for the "kernel-package" package and the "fakeroot" command) and "xhost +" is waaaay deprecated, you should use xauth instead... =) Andrea -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
