Mark, tks for the reply... I'm new to BSD... how do I lower the security level enough to run X? Persio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Vojkovich" <> To: <xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 2:45 PM Subject: Re: Problems starting X > Your FreeBSD system security level is set too high to allow running > the X-Window system. XFree86 doesn't have permission to access the > graphics card's registers. > > Mark. > > > On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Persio Pucci wrote: > > > Hi guys, > > > > I just installed FreeBSD 5.2.1 and XFree86 4.3.0, and I am having problems to start it. Bellow is the log: > > > > ================================================================= > > homebase# startx > > Using authority file /root/.Xauthority > > Writing authority file /root/.Xauthority > > xauth: (argv):1: bad display name "homebase.lan:0" in "list" command > > Using authority file /root/.Xauthority > > xauth: (stdin):1: bad display name "homebase.lan:0" in "add" command > > > > > > 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 i386 [ELF] > > Build Date: 13 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: Fri Oct 29 13:22:42 2004 > > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" > > > > Fatal server error: > > xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O > > > > > > 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 > > > > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > > xauth: (argv):1: bad display name "homebase.lan:0" in "remove" command > > ================================================================= > > > > What can I do to solve it? > > > > Regards, > > > > Persio > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
