> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:50:42 -0700 > From: Jamey Sharp <ja...@minilop.net> > > xf86OpenConsole fails as non-root, at least on Linux. Since the > xf86-video-dummy driver works fine without root privileges or console > access, just don't open the console. > --- > I wanted to see how to replace Xvfb and Xfake with an appropriate video > driver for the xfree86 DDX, and needing root privileges was obnoxious. > Aside from that problem, the existing dummy driver seems well on the way > to doing the job. > > But I'm guessing this is the wrong way to solve this problem.
I suspect so. I think for example the wsfb driver on OpenBSD doesn't need "hardware access" in the xorgHWAccess sense, but still needs console access. _______________________________________________ xorg-devel mailing list xorg-devel@lists.x.org http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel