[afnog] X Windows

[musoket@mtn.co.ug]

Hi all,

I'm a relatively new FreeBSD user. I recently reinstalled FreeBSD 5.3 on my
box (in the spirit of adventurous learning) and I can't seem to get x windows
running again. Here is a sample of what I get...

 

bash-2.05b# startx

 

 

Release Date: 18 December 2003

X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.7

Build Operating System: FreeBSD 5.3 i386 [ELF]

Current Operating System: FreeBSD bsdhost.mtn.co.ug 5.3-RELEASE FreeBSD
5.3-RELEASE #0: Fri Nov  5 04:19:18 UTC 2004
root at harlow.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386

Build Date: 16 October 2004

        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org

        to make sure that you have the latest version.

Module Loader present

Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,

        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,

        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Oct  6 11:52:45 2005

(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"

 

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.

Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional
information.

 

X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).

 

Can anyone out there gimme a hand?

Cheers. 

 

TM

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