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atom.galaxy
Tux's lil' helper
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 Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 5:00 pm Post subject: opengl apps only work as root, permissions on /dev/nvidiactl |
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this is the error I get when trying to play tuxracer when not root:
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atom@saturn /home/atom $ tuxracer
Tux Racer 0.61 -- a Sunspire Studios Production (http://www.sunspirestudios.com)
(c) 1999-2000 Jasmin F. Patry <jfpatry@sunspirestudios.com>
"Tux Racer" is a trademark of Jasmin F. Patry
Tux Racer comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software,
and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
See http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html for details.
Error: Could not open /dev/nvidiactl because the permissions
are too resticitive. Please see the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
section of /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README for steps
to correct.
Segmentation fault
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it works when I try it as root, so it would seem I need to change permissions.
if it helps, this is how I start my comp up:
[turn on]
login: atom
password:
$ startx
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Raffi
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| Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| On my system, I own the files after logging in. I login using xdm. A quick check did not show me where the permissions were set, but setting them by hand should fix your problem. |
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atom.galaxy
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| Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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weird, i don't seem to own them after logging in... i don't login using xdm though, maybe that's the problem.
After a chmod 777 /dev/nvidia* everything seems to work, but how can I get to own the files when logging in?
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Raffi
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| Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Looks like this is controled with the file /etc/security/console.perms. I'm not sure who uses that, but what is supposed to happen is things in there are set when you login. Make sure that file referres to the nvidia device files. |
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srlinuxx
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| Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2004 1:31 am Post subject: |
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Aren't those typically "owned" by root and in the video group? Just put yourself in the video group. That's what I did. edit /etc/group or use usermod.
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Raffi
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| Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2004 1:42 am Post subject: |
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| On my system, the permissions are 600 so that would not work. |
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| Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2004 1:43 am Post subject: |
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When I had this error in the past, I actually read what it said to read in order to fix it. Here, this should jog your memory....
| Error Message wrote: | Please see the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
section of /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README for steps
to correct. |
The bold indicates which file to read. |
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apmurray
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| Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2004 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| just add yourself to the video group. I am serious! |
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atom.galaxy
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:39 am Post subject: |
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it's fixed, the video and chmod 660 did the trick
thanks guys
PS:
I did read the section and it said nothing about this prob.
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