Brad Spencer <brad@anduin.eldar.org>  wrote:
 > 1) Make sure you start the X server in the following way:
 > 
 > xinit -- /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0

I just use 'startx'.

 > 2) The permisisons on the /dev/ws* devices:
 > 
 > crw-rw-rw-  1 root  wheel  73,   1 Aug 10 12:17 wskbd
 > crw-rw-rw-  1 root  wheel  61,   0 Aug 10 12:17 wskbd0
 > crw-rw-rw-  1 root  wheel  61,   1 Aug 10 12:17 wskbd1
 > crw-rw-rw-  1 root  wheel  61,   2 Aug 10 12:17 wskbd2
 > crw-rw-rw-  1 root  wheel  61,   3 Aug 10 12:17 wskbd3
 > crw-rw-rw-  1 root  wheel  73,   0 Aug 10 12:17 wsmouse
 > crw-rw-rw-  1 root  wheel  62,   0 Aug 10 12:17 wsmouse0
 > crw-rw-rw-  1 root  wheel  62,   1 Aug 10 12:17 wsmouse1
 > crw-rw-rw-  1 root  wheel  62,   2 Aug 10 12:17 wsmouse2
 > crw-rw-rw-  1 root  wheel  62,   3 Aug 10 12:17 wsmouse3
 > 
 > 
 > I don't usually run things as root, so at one point I changed the
 > permissions to be as the above shows.
 > 

Good point, I use 'root' on my jornada because I'm lazy and want to
be able to start pppd without any extra typing on the 'keyboard made
for baby elves'.