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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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