Re: x server breakage?

From: Joao Pedras <jpedras_at_webvolution.net>
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 16:55:36 -0700
Tim,

did you figure this one out? After I added 'io' it started complaining 
about /dev/vga not
being there.

The xserver log error is 'xf86MapVidMem: Could not mmap /dev/vga 
(Invalid argument)

I do have 'device vga' in the kernel.

Thanks!

T Kellers wrote:

>On Saturday 07 August 2004 05:38 pm, David Wolfskill wrote:
>  
>
>>Do you have
>>
>>device          io              # I/O device
>>
>>
>>in your kernel config?  If not, did you read /usr/src/UPDATING?
>>
>>Peace,
>>david
>>    
>>
>
>20040802:
>        making /dev/(null|zero) into a module proved to be too unpopular,
>        so this bit has been revoked from the previous (20040801) entry.
>
>20040801:
>        The /dev/mem, /dev/io /dev/(null/zero) devices are now modules,
>        so you may wish to add them to your kernel config file. See
>        GENERIC for examples.
>
>I thought the note on  20040802 backed out all the changes referenced in the 
>note from 20040801, including /dev/io.  
>
>I'll try putting /dev/io in the kernel.
>
>Thanks
>
>Tim
>
>  
>
Received on Sun Aug 08 2004 - 21:55:46 UTC

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