Can only start X as root

[nw43]

Hi,

I have a problem in that since I installed the latest .4349 drivers I can only start X with root. Whenever I try to start it using another user I get to the nvidia splash logo but after that X shuts down and returns me to the console. I have also tried creating a new user but I have the same problem.

I am running mandrake 9.1 and my video card is a GF2 MX 400.

Thanks.

[nw43]

XF86Config

[nw43]

XFree86.0.log

[bwkaz]

There's nothing suspicious in your log files... are you sure that the problem isn't that your window manager (or desktop environment, if you use Gnome or KDE) isn't just exiting for some reason?

[nw43]

Thanks.

I guess that could be what is happenig coz now I think of it it does say that it is waiting to shut down the X server when it rreturns to the console.

Any idea how I could find out and solve the problem?

[bwkaz]

Unfortunately, not really... I don't know of a log file used by the window managers. :(

Perhaps there would be a way to enable debugging in them somewhere? I don't know for sure, just an idea. Which WM/DE are you using?

[Andy Mecham]

Isn't there a .xsession that logs errors? 'ls -ails' will show you all the hidden files.

--andy

[bwkaz]

If you use a display manager (xdm, kdm, gdm), yes, there is a .xsession-errors file in your home directory that should contain the error messages. That would be worth a shot.

However, the .xsession-errors file won't be used if you boot to a text login and startx manually.