r> OsVendorInit
r> X: open kbd/mouse: No such file or directory
r> _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2


I may be wrong, but there is three ways to get arround this
error messages, I believe.

(1) run xdm at machine startup ( maybe at /etc/rc.local )
see man xdm for detail.
   This is the most recommended way.

(2) setuid Xserver
makoto@harry  19:24:34/991031(~)> ls -lL /usr/X11R6/bin/X
-r-xr-xr-x  1 bin  bin  2162516 Jan 19  1999 /usr/X11R6/bin/X*
    I did not take this way, sorry. ( I am running 1.3J yet.)

(3) change /dev/ws* device permission

I took this, but this is not the best solution.
makoto@harry  19:24:38/991031(~)> ls -l /dev/*ws*
crw-rw----  1 root  wheel  36, 0 Feb 19  1999 /dev/wskbd0
crw-rw----  1 root  wheel  36, 1 Feb 19  1999 /dev/wskbd1
crw-rw----  1 root  wheel  36, 2 Feb 19  1999 /dev/wskbd2
crw-rw----  1 root  wheel  36, 3 Feb 19  1999 /dev/wskbd3
crw-rw----  1 root  wheel  37, 0 Feb 19  1999 /dev/wsmouse0
crw-rw----  1 root  wheel  37, 1 Feb 19  1999 /dev/wsmouse1
crw-rw----  1 root  wheel  37, 2 Feb 19  1999 /dev/wsmouse2
crw-rw----  1 root  wheel  37, 3 Feb 19  1999 /dev/wsmouse3

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(Makoto Fujiwara)