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Date:      Mon, 29 Nov 1999 15:01:35 -0500 (EST)
From:      Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>
To:        papalia@UDel.Edu (John)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Problem found (kern.securelevel), but why? (Was: X Error)
Message-ID:  <199911292001.PAA24993@blackhelicopters.org>
In-Reply-To: <4.1.19991129145322.00970ee0@mail.udel.edu> from John at "Nov 29, 1999  2:59: 7 pm"

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Hello,

Please check the freebsd-questions mailing list archive for several
long, tedious discussions on this topic.

http://www.freebsd.org/search/

==ml

> Hi again all...
> 
> Well, I found the problem - apparently X can't be run if you have
> kern.securelevel set above 0 (ie: to 1).  I'm assuming this is normal, but
> is there a way around it for using X on the console, or no?
> 
> Thanks agian!!!
> --John Papalia
> 
> ********************
> 
> Hey all....
> 
> I started getting this error when executing "startx" since I rebuilt the
> world (about 1.5-2 wks ago), and since installing KDE.  I never actually
> went to use KDE - I uninstalled it before trying to use it.  I searched the
> mailing archives on both freebsd.org and xfree.org, coming up with only one
> possible answer, resulting in making sure that /etc/fbtab was set up with a
> line for /dev/ttyv0.  That change didn't help.  Error is as follows.... 
> 
> Thanks!!!!
> --John papalia
> 
> XFree86 Version 3.3.5 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
> Release Date: August 23 1999
> Operating System: FreeBSD 3.3-RC i386 [ELF] 
> Configured drivers:
>   Mach64: accelerated server for ATI Mach64 graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0)
> Using syscons driver with X support (version 2.0)
> (using VT number 10)
> 
> XF86Config: /etc/XF86Config
> 
> <snip monitor, mouse, and keyboard stuff>
> 
> (**) FontPath set to
> "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/m
> isc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dp
> i/:u
> nscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/us
> r/X1
> 1R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
> 
> Fatal server error:
> xf86OpenConsole: KDENABIO failed (Operation not permitted)
> 
> 
> When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
> the full server output, not just the last messages
> 
> X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). 
> 
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