On 04 Nov 1997 23:56:23 EST Ben Pfaff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Jan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Also I read about linking the file /usr/X11R6/bin/X to the server I am > > using but that doesn't seem to work. I type ln --sf > > /usr/X11R6/bin/Xf86_S3 /usr/X11R6/bin/X > > You probably want the command > > ln -sf /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_S3 /usr/X11R6/bin/X > > instead. Note capitalization of `f', number of dashes.
...but you probably don't want to do that either. /usr/X11R6/bin/X is a wrapper for debian which calls the correct X server. The correct X server is stored in the first line of /etc/X11/Xserver. The wrapper is setuid root and will open the privileged resources and then drop privileges before exec()ing the real X server. The doc you read is for the standard XFree86 release and should be fixed (you might want to open a bug for that matter). If you already did the symbolic link (and removed the wrapper), just reinstall xbase. Phil. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
