I don't know about FreeBSD, but at least in Linux, XFree86 requires a console. The message implies that syscons support is required in your kernel in order to run XFree86. Mark. On Fri, 3 Sep 2004, Denis Dunauskas wrote: > hey i am tring to run startx and i get this error > XFree86 Version 4.3.0 > Release Date: 27 February 2003 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6 > Build Operating System: FreeBSD 5.2.1 sparc64 [ELF] > Build Date: 14 February 2004 > Before reporting problems, check > http://www.XFree86.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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Tue Feb > 24 12:27:00 2004 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" > (==) ServerLayout "Simple Layout" > (**) |-->Screen "Screen 1" (0) > (**) | |-->Monitor "My Monitor" > (**) | |-->Device "* Generic VGA compatible" > (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1" > (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard1" > (**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30" > (**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" > (**) XKB: rules: "xfree86" > (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc104" > (**) XKB: model: "pc104" > (**) Option "XkbLayout" "en_US" > (**) XKB: layout: "en_US" > (**) Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:ctrl_ac,caps:internal" > (**) XKB: options: "ctrl:ctrl_ac,caps:internal" > (==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled > (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in > "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/". > Entry deleted from font path. > (Run 'mkfontdir' on > "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"). > (**) FontPath set to > "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" > (**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" > (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" > > Fatal server error: > xf86OpenConsole: No console driver found > Supported drivers: syscons > Check your kernel's console driver > configuration and /dev entries > > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, > please send > the full server output, not just the last messages. > This can be found in the log file > "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". > Please report problems to xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
