[ltp] help with tpb and osd

[Sarvin Coachbuilder]

I have an IBM X30 and I'm running kernel 2.6.8 w tpb installed.  I can
see changes, as a regular user, when I issue the command tpb -v and
press volume, mute, or ThinkPad button. I have installed xosd, but can't
figure out how to get the tpb to actually display anything.  I have
searched linux-thinkpad with google extensivly, and have lurked here on
the mailing but I just can't seem to find a solution.  Any help or
pointers would be appreciated.