Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 09:19:29 +0200 From: Nelis Lamprecht <nlamprecht@gmail.com> To: Gerard Samuel <fbsd-questions@trini0.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /dev/io problem in 5.3 Message-ID: <7cbadc87041110231912ca41a8@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4192E923.40509@trini0.org> References: <20041111041427.GA48575@keyslapper.org> <4192E923.40509@trini0.org>
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On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:22:59 -0500, Gerard Samuel <fbsd-questions@trini0.org> wrote: > Louis LeBlanc wrote: > > > > >Just got through buildworld/kernel on 5.3. Strange problem I can't > >find the solution to. > > > >Xorg won't start: > > > >Fatal server error: > >xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O > > > >Please consult the The x.org Foundation support at http://wiki.X.org > >for help. > >Yada Yada Yada. > > > >Only one hit on Google, and it's just a bug report. Anyone else have > >any ideas? I know /dev/is supposed to be more dynamic in 5.3, but > >this isn't working. > > > Make sure your kernel has "device io". > X needs it in 5.3. > Out of curiosity does 5.3 have this in the Generic kernel ? I don't have a copy installed yet to check but if it doesn't then it certainly should IMO. I've seen this problem reported a few times already. Nelis
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