Ok... now i can run xmame in fullscreen as root...
but not as normal user

> I'm not sure what could be wrong.
> Try it again, giving the full path of the binary. (remember to be
> root, or you're giving the binary rights as you not root)
> You shouldn't get the error you're getting about root rights.
> For root to run it on your X display, as your user (not root) do
> xhost +
> to allow connections from anywhere
> root should then be able to run xmame on your display. But try to
> assign the rights above again first, as this leaves your X session
> wide open.
>
> ---pasted for reference----
>
> Hm when i try to run xmame as root i get this.
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
> Could not open display
>
> and if i start it as a normal user:
> DGA requires root rights
> Use of DGA-modes is disabled
>
> Julian Kippels wrote:
> > I had already given root permissions to the binary but it still won't
> > work :(
> >
> >>Just to add some more:
> >>Do a chmod a+s to your xmame.x11 binary - then you can run it as any
> >>user (this gives the program root's privilage to run).
>
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