Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 23:23:50 +1100 From: davidn@sdev.usn.blaze.net.au (David Nugent) To: benedict@echonyc.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X looking for /dev/ttyv4 Message-ID: <Mutt.19961125232350.davidn@sdev> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961124045138.235A-200000@narcissus.ml.org>; from Levels of Indirection on Nov 24, 1996 04:59:00 -0800 References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961124045138.235A-200000@narcissus.ml.org>
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Levels of Indirection writes: > When I attempt to start X, I get the following error: > > > Fatal server error: > > xf86OpenSyscons: Cannot open /dev/ttyv4 (No such file or directory) > > > > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > > I tried cd'ing to /dev and running ./MAKEDEV ttyv4, but I just get ./MAKEDEV vt4 > > ttyv4 - no such device name > > Attached is a copy of my ttys file, in case that is significant. No, in this case it isn't. BTW, contrary to popular belief it really *won't* hurt you to browse a script file (which is all MAKEDEV is). You may even learn something. :-) MAKEDEV has lots of very helpful comments at the top. Best of luck, David Nugent, Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia Voice +61-3-9791-9547 Data/BBS +61-3-9792-3507 3:632/348@fidonet davidn@blaze.net.au http://www.blaze.net.au/~davidn
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