Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 15:36:49 -0400 (EDT) From: Doug Denault <doug@safeport.com> To: Clarence Brown <clabrown@granitepost.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't start X Windows Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1010826153251.34122A-100000@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <004d01c12e5d$b0b0d660$8f6896d1@granitepost.com>
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Are you using kernel security? If you have 'kern_securelevel_enable="YES"', remove that and try again. If kern_securelevel=1, you can not write to /dev/io. I am not sure about '0'. On Sun, 26 Aug 2001, Clarence Brown wrote: > Hi: > > I'm trying to start xwindows on FreeBSD 4.3 > newly installed from CD. The machine is > an HP NetServer with built in graphics using > a Cirus GD5446 chip and 2 meg. > > I tried to follow the instructions in the > handbook, but running XFree86 -configure > produces the same error as below, it does not > make a starting config file. > > I tried running xf86config to produce the > config file, and that works but I still > get the same error when trying to startx. > I get the same errors when i select the > card as Cirus 544x, or 5446 noname, or > Generic VGA. > > (WW) checkDevMem: failed to open /dev/mem (Operation not permitted) > linear framebuffer access unavailable > and > > Fatal server error: > xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O > > Here is the log: > [cut] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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