aticonfig problem - X needs to be running

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#1

I am trying to use overdrive commands via aticonfig.

when I use

aticonfig --odgt

or anything related, I get an error:

[ERROR - X needs to be running to perform AMD Overdrive(TM) commands](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=179845.msg1876890#msg1876890)

since I am typing this into a Konsole window, I’m pretty sure X is running.

From what I gather, aticonfig looks for xinit (maybe)

any help?

Suse 12.3

#2

And how exactly are you running aticonfig?
If you use “su” or “sudo” to get root privileges it won’t find the X session on openSUSE.
You have to use “su -” (notice the ‘-’) to switch to root.

#3

perfect.

I looked on dozens of other forums for the answer and not one mentioned su -

One million internets to you sir!