Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 20:46:39 +0200 From: "Vitalis" <vitalis@numericable.fr> To: "Kirill Ponomarew" <krion@voodoo.oberon.net> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Failed to open /dev/io with X.Org Message-ID: <001b01c4798a$36309da0$6cf1dc51@raoulpiton> References: <000a01c47802$22911e20$6cf1dc51@raoulpiton> <20040801200308.GA73567@voodoo.oberon.net>
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>Hi, > >On Sun, Aug 01, 2004 at 10:00:03PM +0200, Vitalis wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I've just upgraded my system to -current. I've also uninstalled XFree86 and installed X.Org by following the HEADSUP >http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2004-July/032267.html >> >> Now when I launch startx I get the fatal error: >> xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O >> >> I've checked /dev/io and it does not exist. >> >> I've read it could be caused by my securelevel but it is set to -1. >> I've also read that with XFree86 we had to install /usr/ports/x11/wrapper for that, but what to do with X.Org? > >cvsup or add 'device io' to your kernel configuration, and >rebuild the kernel. > >-Kirill Thanks, adding 'device io' did the trick!
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