io problem in 5.3

Gerard Samuel Thu, 11 Nov 2004 05:21:38 -0800

Nelis Lamprecht wrote:

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:22:59 -0500, Gerard Samuel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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.

Yes its part of the 5.3 GENERIC kernel. Also (I ran into this with X also), you also need device mem if you dont already have it. -- device mem # Memory and kernel memory devices device io # I/O device _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

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