From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 3 18:46:41 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97A7C16A4CE for ; Tue, 3 Aug 2004 18:46:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from partridge.numericable.net (partridge.numericable.net [80.236.0.152]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6196643D5C for ; Tue, 3 Aug 2004 18:46:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vitalis@numericable.fr) Received: (qmail 27807 invoked from network); 3 Aug 2004 18:46:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO raoulpiton) ([81.220.241.108]) (envelope-sender ) by partridge.numericable.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 3 Aug 2004 18:46:38 -0000 Message-ID: <001b01c4798a$36309da0$6cf1dc51@raoulpiton> From: "Vitalis" To: "Kirill Ponomarew" References: <000a01c47802$22911e20$6cf1dc51@raoulpiton> <20040801200308.GA73567@voodoo.oberon.net> Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 20:46:39 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Failed to open /dev/io with X.Org X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 18:46:41 -0000 >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!