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Subject: Re: XFree86 4.0.1 and FreeBSD 4.1.1 problems? 
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Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 19:03:44 -0800
From: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org>
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> Not too long ago, I had compiled, installed, and run successfully
> XFree86 4.1.0 on FreeBSD 4.0.1.  This weekend I set up another box, this

There is no XFree86 4.1.0, or FreeBSD 4.0.1.  Maybe you mean XFree86
4.0.1 and FreeBSD 4.1?

> Fatal server error:
> xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O

X can't run in securelevel >= 1 because it needs to do raw I/O.  Lower
it and the problem should go away.  For more information on
securelevel, please see the init(8) manual page.

						Dima Dorfman
						dima@unixfreak.org


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