Quoth TOUBLANC, Nicolas: > I installed linux mandrake 9.2. In startup, lilo ask to start in "linux" > or "linux-secure" mode. > > In linux mode, all works, but in linux-secure, x don't start (a black > screen appear). this is to be expected. I don't use mandrake, so don't know exactly what it does, but there are many potential vulnerabilities that security patches like this close off. Unfortunately, these are often features that programmes like XFree86 use. There is always a trade-off of security and useability/flexibility - e.g. loadable kernel modules can create a big problem, but are also incredibly useful. If you *really* need a paranoid security model, you probably should be using OpenBSD... cheers chris -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | TELESCOPE, n. | | A device having a relation to the eye similar to that of the | | telephone to the ear, enabling distant objects to plague us with a | | multitude of needless details. Luckily it is unprovided with a bell | | summoning us to the sacrifice. | | -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
