From: Johannes Zellner (johannes@zellner.org)
Date: Fri 20 Oct 2000 - 13:26:37 IST
On Thu, Oct 19, 2000 at 10:39:35PM -0500, Jay Link wrote:
>
> > I read the faqs a bunch of times and even went through the archived
> > mailing lists and I still can't find the answer. Several programs that
> > I really like such as xmame and fceu(a nes emulator) use svgalib and I
> > can't run them without being root. Security is not an issue for me and
> > I just want to use these programs without switching to root or logging
> > in again. These programs are setuid root and it still won't work, i
> > still get "not running in graphics capable console." Is there anyway
> > around this? Thanks a lot!
>
> Q: When I try to run my application, I receive this error:
>
> Not running in a graphics capable console, and unable to find one
>
> A: In addition to the setuid requirement, SVGAlib normally mandates that
> all programs be run from a physical Linux console. if, however, you
> attempt to run a program via a Telnet session or from within an xterm,
> SVGAlib may try to open a virtual console for you (provided this option
> was selected at compilation time). Because virtual consoles can only be
> opened by root and/or the owner of the console device (typically root as
> well), non-root users operating in this manner will receive this error
> message.
>
> If you're running an SVGAlib application from an xterm, you may need to
> recompile SVGAlib with ROOT_VC_SHORTCUT defined.
btw.: what do I have to do in a program to
switch from X to a virtual console ?
--
Johannes
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