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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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To: davidg@root.com, dawes@freefall.cdrom.com
Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/etc.i386 MAKEDEV
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>>  Make vga if a vty is made.  It may still be required for X.  It got nuked
>>  with pc*.

>   No, X expects to not to find a /dev/vga if syscons is the console.

Then why does `startx 2>/tmp/z' print the message

    Cannot open /dev/vga: No such file or directory

on the last line of /tmp/z?  (X works fine.  This is under 1.1.5,
X from the 1.1 cdrom, XF86_SVGA server, syscons, NCONS=4, gettys on
ttyv[0-3].)

Bruce