Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 08:58:49 -0500 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Enoch Chan <cyb3r_knigh7@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't start X... Please help!!! Message-ID: <3F6F0019.8080102@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <20030922011330.97825.qmail@web80605.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030922011330.97825.qmail@web80605.mail.yahoo.com>
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Enoch Chan wrote: >>Error Message: "Fatal server error: xf86EnableIO: Failed to open >>/dev/io for extended I/O" > >>Release Date: 3 September 2002 >> If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is >> newer than the above date, look for a newer version before >> reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/) >>Build Operating System: FreeBSD5.0-RC i386 [ELF] > >>(WW) CheckDevMem: failed to open /dev/mem (Operation not permitted) >> linear framebuffer access unavailable > >>Fatal server error: >>xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O > > Check that your permissions are as follows: <kadmin@archangel> [/] [8:49] #ll /dev | grep io crw------- 1 root wheel 2, 14 Sep 21 23:00 io <kadmin@archangel> [/] [8:49] #ll /dev | grep kmem crw-r----- 1 root kmem 2, 1 Sep 21 23:00 kmem crw-r----- 1 root kmem 2, 0 Sep 21 23:00 mem > > >****************************************************************** > >>You experts probably wonder why I am using FreeBSD 5.0 instead of >>FreeBSD 5.1... That's because I am a newbie and I got a book that teaches me >>how to use FreeBSD 5.0. I prefer sticking to it and learn most of the >>stuff before I go on to a newer version.So if anyone knows what's going >>on, please reply! Thanks!!! :D > >>Have a nice day!!! > >>Enoch > Well, nothing's changed, except for some code streamlining and possibly bug removal. I'd skip to the chapter on "cvsup" and forge ahead ... :-) HTH, HAND, Kevin Kinsey
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