Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 15:01:35 -0500 (EST) From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> To: papalia@UDel.Edu (John) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problem found (kern.securelevel), but why? (Was: X Error) Message-ID: <199911292001.PAA24993@blackhelicopters.org> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19991129145322.00970ee0@mail.udel.edu> from John at "Nov 29, 1999 2:59: 7 pm"
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Hello, Please check the freebsd-questions mailing list archive for several long, tedious discussions on this topic. http://www.freebsd.org/search/ ==ml > Hi again all... > > Well, I found the problem - apparently X can't be run if you have > kern.securelevel set above 0 (ie: to 1). I'm assuming this is normal, but > is there a way around it for using X on the console, or no? > > Thanks agian!!! > --John Papalia > > ******************** > > Hey all.... > > I started getting this error when executing "startx" since I rebuilt the > world (about 1.5-2 wks ago), and since installing KDE. I never actually > went to use KDE - I uninstalled it before trying to use it. I searched the > mailing archives on both freebsd.org and xfree.org, coming up with only one > possible answer, resulting in making sure that /etc/fbtab was set up with a > line for /dev/ttyv0. That change didn't help. Error is as follows.... > > Thanks!!!! > --John papalia > > XFree86 Version 3.3.5 / X Window System > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300) > Release Date: August 23 1999 > Operating System: FreeBSD 3.3-RC i386 [ELF] > Configured drivers: > Mach64: accelerated server for ATI Mach64 graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0) > Using syscons driver with X support (version 2.0) > (using VT number 10) > > XF86Config: /etc/XF86Config > > <snip monitor, mouse, and keyboard stuff> > > (**) FontPath set to > "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/m > isc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dp > i/:u > nscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/us > r/X1 > 1R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" > > Fatal server error: > xf86OpenConsole: KDENABIO failed (Operation not permitted) > > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages > > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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