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Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 09:19:29 +0200
From: Nelis Lamprecht <nlamprecht@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: /dev/io problem in 5.3
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On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:22:59 -0500, Gerard Samuel
<fbsd-questions@trini0.org> wrote:
> Louis LeBlanc wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> >Just got through buildworld/kernel on 5.3.  Strange problem I can't
> >find the solution to.
> >
> >Xorg won't start:
> >
> >Fatal server error:
> >xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O
> >
> >Please consult the The x.org Foundation support at http://wiki.X.org
> >for help.
> >Yada Yada Yada.
> >
> >Only one hit on Google, and it's just a bug report.  Anyone else have
> >any ideas?  I know /dev/is supposed to be more dynamic in 5.3, but
> >this isn't working.
> >
> Make sure your kernel has "device   io".
> X needs it in 5.3.
> 

Out of curiosity does 5.3 have this in the Generic kernel ? I don't
have a copy installed yet to check but if it doesn't then it certainly
should IMO. I've seen this problem reported a few times already.

Nelis