Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 00:01:08 -0500 From: Jim Conner <jconner@enterit.com> To: skywizard@time.net.my Cc: treznor@sunflower.com, Tyler McGeorge <millioncheese@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to startx Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20010131235332.02869e30@mail.enterit.com> In-Reply-To: <01020109425700.22409@FreeBSD.mine.nu> References: <20010201004156.24530.qmail@web10603.mail.yahoo.com> <20010201004156.24530.qmail@web10603.mail.yahoo.com>
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Well, I admit that is something I never tried before and I usually keep my
securelevel at 2 or 3. However, Im not capable of testing this idea out
though unfortunately. We will have to wait for Alan to do it.
- Jim
At 09:36 AM 2/1/2001 +0800, Ariff Abdullah wrote:
>On Thu, 01 Feb 2001, Tyler McGeorge wrote:
> > I'm just guessing on this one, never had the problem
> > myself, seeing how no working serial port=no serial
> > mouse and lack of PS/2 port means no working mouse, so
> > I don't have much experience with X. :P However, This
> > sounds like a possible permissions problem. I'm not
> > sure, but I think X may need to be started as root
> > initially. But seeing how you said you ran it
> > from /stand/sysinstall, this is probably not the case.
> > I would delete all the X packages, not sure which or
> > how many, but you can find out with pkg_info, which
> > you might want to pipe that to grep and filter out
> > anything that doesn't reference XF86 or something
> > similar. After you delete those packages, add them
> > again, and if possible, do it from the FTP just to
> > simplify things (I have packages on CD and it's a
> > hassle).
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Ty
> > --- Jim Conner <jconner@enterit.com> wrote:
> > > I have had the very same thing happen to me. I even
> > > posted the question
> > > here on this mailing list only to find that nobody
> > > responded. Of course,
> > > this meant to me that nobody knew the problem. I
> > > even sent a bug report to
> > > the XF86 folks and received no response from them as
> > > well.
> > >
> > > *shrug*
> > >
> > > Let me know if you get an answer to this one as I am
> > > still wondering how to
> > > fix it even though I have since not used that
> > > machine anymore.
> > >
> > > - Jim
> > >
> > >
> > > At 07:51 AM 2/1/2001 +0800, Alan Tsang wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > >Hi
> > > >
> > > >I installed and setup the Release 4.2 but was
> > > unable to startx.
> > > >
> > > >I followed the normal procedures, boot the
> > > installation floppies and
> > > >configured everything.
> > > >
> > > >In the installation screen, I was able to use
> > > XF86Setup to configure the X,
> > > >started X server test and save the configuration
> > > file.
> > > >
> > > >However, when I boot the installed system and tried
> > > to startx, I got message
> > > >"xf86OpenConsole: KDENABIO failed (operation not
> > > permitted).
> > > >
> > > >Even worse, when I tried to reconfigure X using
> > > XF86Setup or inside
> > > >/stand/sysinstall, the configuration program just
> > > cannot start the X server
> > > >anymore.
> > > >
> > > >I would be grateful if anyone can help on the
> > > issue.
> > > >
> > > >Thanks
> > > >
> > > >Alan Tsang
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
>Something to do with kern.securevel ( sysctl kern.securelevel )
>X cannot start because you set the security level too high, preventing
>the X server to communicate with your hardware. Read your /etc/rc.conf
>and /etc/defaults/rc.conf ("kern_securelevel_enable" variable).
>Try to disable it first (put "NO"). This require a reboot.
>man init.
>
>good luck
>--
>
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- Jim
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