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Date:      Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:22:59 -0500
From:      Gerard Samuel <fbsd-questions@trini0.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: /dev/io problem in 5.3
Message-ID:  <4192E923.40509@trini0.org>
In-Reply-To: <20041111041427.GA48575@keyslapper.org>
References:  <20041111041427.GA48575@keyslapper.org>

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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.



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