startx problem

[Matteo Santori]

It's strange cause it should be in the kernel GENERIC on 5.3

Anyway, just add:

dev       io

in you kernelconfig and it will work.
If you don't know how to compile the kernel, check the handbook.
Greets,

matteo, italy



Emon wrote:

>Hello everyone
>
>I am a newbie. I have just Installed FreeBSD 5.3  and I am
>trying to get X started. But after typing "Xorg -configure" (I
>learned this from the Hand-Book) I got the following error 
>
>**************************
>Fatal server error:
>
>xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O
>***************************
>
>I have no clue as to what that means
>
>I am also pasting the Xorg.0.log file.
>
>Thanks in advance
>Jadukor
>
>***********************
>
>Release Date: 18 December 2003
>
>X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.7
>
>Build Operating System: FreeBSD 5.3 i386 [ELF] 
>
>Current Operating System: FreeBSD  5.3-RELEASE FreeBSD
>5.3-RELEASE #0: Fri Nov  5 04:19:18 UTC 2004
>     root at harlow.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
>i386
>
>Build Date: 16 October 2004
>
>	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
>
>	to make sure that you have the latest version.
>
>Module Loader present
>
>Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default
>setting,
>
>	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>
>	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
>
>(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Jan  8 21:03:22
>2005
>
>(II) Module ABI versions:
>
>	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
>
>	X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
>
>	X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
>
>	X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
>
>	X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
>
>(II) Loader running on freebsd
>
>(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
>
>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
>
>(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>
>	compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 1.0.0
>
>	Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
>
>	ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
>
>(II) Loading font Bitmap
>
>(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
>
>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
>
>(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>
>	compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 1.0.0
>
>	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
>
>(--) Using syscons driver with X support (version 2.0)
>
>(--) using VT number 9
>
>
>
>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. 
>
>Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for
>additional information.
>***************************8
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