X Windows

[Whoopus]

Hello all. I tiried to use search on something and cant find answer. So im ready for the flames.

Using Mandrake 9.2 Download Edition

Got SEQ to compile no problem, however whe I go into Konsole and type code "startx" It responds nasty to me. Message as follows:

Using authority file /home/sadie/.Xauthority
Writing authority file /home/sadie/.Xauthority


Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If server is no longer in running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
and start again

Ok under root same thing, so I removed the file and tried again. This time it said as follows:

Using authority file /home/sadie/.Xauthority
Writing authority file /home/sadie/.Xauthority

_XSERVTranSocketINETCCreateListner: ...SocketCreateListner() failed
_XSERVTransMakellCOTSServerListners: server already running

Fatal server error:
Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already running

I checked What I could now I need some advice on where to look please. Im currently trying ShowEq-4.3.18

Will upgrade if I can figure out Getting the nack of this.

Thanks for any advice
Happy and Safe Holidays
Whoopus

[high energy]

erm. If your in konsole, you're already running xwindows. You're in it.

Just run showeq

[Whoopus]

Thanks for your advice That part worked Now I need to search for other answer /usr/local/share/showeq/spells_us.txt.

Love this project makes me think

Oops Showeq needs to run in root?


Thanks for reply
Whoopus

[Walpurgiss]

Spells_US and eq_str are text files that you must provide to SEQ yourself.

They are located in your everquest directory on your windows machine. Simply copy them into the directory that SEQ is looking for them.

You don't necessarily need these files to run SEQ.

And yeah you need to run SEQ as root. You can use su to become root, assuming that this is your machine and you have access to the root account.

[Cryonic]

or run showeq in suid mode as a normal user.

[junk]

To set suid mode - as root:

# chmod u+s showeq

Then run it as a normal user.

[S_B_R]

Call me old fashion but, you can also do:
chmod 4755 /usr/local/bin/showeq

[junk]

You're old fashioned. ;)