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Subject: Re: [Newbie]/dev/io error w/XFree86 4.1.0
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2001, Jason P . Stanford wrote:

> (Posted to newbie@xfree86.org and questions@freebsd.org)
>
> I just put together a small server/workstation for personal use and
> education for use with FreeBSD (currently 4.4PRE). I downloaded and
> installed the latest XFree86, v4.1.0. But when I run 'xf86cfg' (which
> I understand to be the current config tool, rather than XF86Setup)
> an 'I/O' error occurs (please see the attached files XFree86.err and
> dmesg.out).
>
> The mainboard is an Intel D815EFVL which uses the 815E chipset. I see
> that the 4.1.0 docs say the 815 is supported by the 810 drivers, but
> might the 815E not be supported? Is the I/O error something to do with
> the security level I set for FreeBSD possibly?
>
> Mainboard info is here:
>    http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/fv/index.htm
>
> Thanks for any help.

If you're running a securelevel >0, X will not start. Have a look at:

	http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/x.html#RUNNING-X-SECURELEVELS

Cheers,
Erik.

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