Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 17:04:00 +0000 From: Matteo Santori <matteo@tilde.it> To: Emon <jadukor@gawab.com> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: startx problem Message-ID: <41E01280.90508@tilde.it> In-Reply-To: <20050108155824.32095.qmail@gawab.com> References: <20050108155824.32095.qmail@gawab.com>
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It's strange cause it should be in the kernel GENERIC on 5.3 Anyway, just add: dev io in you kernelconfig and it will work. If you don't know how to compile the kernel, check the handbook. Greets, matteo, italy Emon wrote: >Hello everyone > >I am a newbie. I have just Installed FreeBSD 5.3 and I am >trying to get X started. But after typing "Xorg -configure" (I >learned this from the Hand-Book) I got the following error > >************************** >Fatal server error: > >xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O >*************************** > >I have no clue as to what that means > >I am also pasting the Xorg.0.log file. > >Thanks in advance >Jadukor > >*********************** > >Release Date: 18 December 2003 > >X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.7 > >Build Operating System: FreeBSD 5.3 i386 [ELF] > >Current Operating System: FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE FreeBSD >5.3-RELEASE #0: Fri Nov 5 04:19:18 UTC 2004 > root@harlow.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC >i386 > >Build Date: 16 October 2004 > > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org > > to make sure that you have the latest version. > >Module Loader present > >Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default >setting, > > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > >(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Jan 8 21:03:22 >2005 > >(II) Module ABI versions: > > X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2 > > X.Org Video Driver: 0.7 > > X.Org XInput driver : 0.4 > > X.Org Server Extension : 0.2 > > X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4 > >(II) Loader running on freebsd > >(II) LoadModule: "bitmap" > >(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a > >(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > > compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 1.0.0 > > Module class: X.Org Font Renderer > > ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4 > >(II) Loading font Bitmap > >(II) LoadModule: "pcidata" > >(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a > >(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > > compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 1.0.0 > > ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7 > >(--) Using syscons driver with X support (version 2.0) > >(--) using VT number 9 > > > >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. > >Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for >additional information. >***************************8 > >--------------------------------------------- >Free POP3 Email from www.Gawab.com >Sign up NOW and get your account @gawab.com!! >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >
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