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Old 02-17-2005   #1 (permalink)
dvukmir
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Xwindows problem. Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/0
Hi
First time installed FreeBSD. Xwindows cannot start.
Can anybody help me? Please

Tried to configure xorgcfg -textmode

OS
FreeBSD 5.3

Hewlett-Packard; HP D5258A Pavilion M50 Monitor; hwp0102; 31.468-54.0; 56.0-85.0; 1

Card
ATI 3D Rage Pro 8mb SDRAM AGP Card R1

Any suggestion what should I choose o do?

Thank you
Dave
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Old 02-18-2005   #2 (permalink)
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It looks like you'll need to add
Code:
device io
to your kernel config file. Then rebuild your kernel, install it, and reboot. Info on how to do this can be found in the FreeBSD Handbook here:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO...nelconfig.html
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