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kernel compile issue

Code:

scripts/kconfig/qconf arch/i386/Kconfig

Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server

Xlib: No protocol specified



qconf: cannot connect to X server :0.0

make[1]: *** [xconfig] Error 1

make: *** [xconfig] Error 2

I'm trying to compile a new kernel 2.6.7 from 2.4.26. I get the above error when I try to run make xconfig. So far all I've done is extracted the tar file under /usr/src and created a symbolic link to the linux directory. Also I am compiling from a console windows in kde. Not sure if I need to exit X before running this stuff.

Thanks in advance.

As the user that owns the X display - run:
xhost +localhost

This will allow connections to the server by other users.

You could always just use the terminal version "make menuconfig".

thanks, it worked great... having other issues to resolve now though lol.