--- XaoS-3.1pre5/src/ui/ui-drv/svga/ui_svga.c.orig	Thu May 31 19:07:17 2001
+++ XaoS-3.1pre5/src/ui/ui-drv/svga/ui_svga.c	Fri Jan 24 21:57:08 2003
@@ -338,8 +338,6 @@
     }
 #endif
   vga_setmode (mode);
-  seteuid (getuid ());		/* Don't need supervisor rights anymore. */
-  setegid (getgid ());
   if (mode == G320x240x256
       || mode == G320x400x256
       || mode == G360x480x256)
@@ -459,29 +457,6 @@
   int i;
   int fd;
   struct stat chkbuf;
-  seteuid (euid);		/* We need supervisor rights to open mouse. */
-  setegid (egid);
-  if ((fd = open ("/dev/console", O_RDONLY)) < 0)
-    {
-      seteuid (getuid ());	/* Don't need supervisor rights anymore. */
-      setegid (getgid ());
-      return (0);
-    }
-  close (fd);
-  fstat (2, &chkbuf);
-  if (chkbuf.st_rdev >> 8 != 4 || (chkbuf.st_rdev & 0xff) >= 64)
-    {
-      seteuid (getuid ());	/* Don't need supervisor rights anymore. */
-      setegid (getgid ());
-      return (0);
-    }
-  if ((fd = open ("/dev/mem", O_RDWR)) < 0)
-    {
-      seteuid (getuid ());	/* Don't need supervisor rights anymore. */
-      setegid (getgid ());
-      return (0);
-    }
-  close (fd);
   if (!initialised)
     {
       vga_setmousesupport (1);
@@ -494,14 +469,14 @@
 	info = vga_getmodeinfo (i);
 	if (info->colors != 256 && info->colors != 32768 && info->colors != 65536 && info->colors != 16777216)
 	  continue;
+	else
+	  break;
       }
   if (i == GLASTMODE + 1)
     {
       svga_uninitialise ();
       return 0;
     }
-  seteuid (getuid ());		/* Don't need supervisor rights anymore. */
-  setegid (getgid ());
   return (1);
 }
 static void