Your FreeBSD security level is set too high to run the X-Window system. The X server doesn't have sufficient privledges to read and write graphics card registers. Mark. On Wed, 24 Nov 2004, Charlie Root wrote: > XFree86 Version 4.4.0 > Release Date: 29 February 2004 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6 > Build Operating System: FreeBSD 5.3 i386 [ELF] > Current Operating System: FreeBSD wanderer.quarz.de 5.3-RELEASE-p1 FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE-p1 #1: Tue Nov 23 01:56:59 MET 2004 root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MYKERNEL53NOTEBOOK i386 > Build Date: 24 November 2004 > Changelog Date: 29 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: Wed Nov 24 17:08:57 2004 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" > (==) ServerLayout "XFree86 Configured" > (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0) > (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0" > (**) | |-->Device "Card0" > (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0" > (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0" > (**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" > (**) XKB: rules: "xfree86" > (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105" > (**) XKB: model: "pc105" > (**) Option "XkbLayout" "de" > (**) XKB: layout: "de" > (**) Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys" > (**) XKB: variant: "nodeadkeys" > (==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled > (**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/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" > (**) Option "BlankTime" "15" > (WW) checkDevMem: failed to open /dev/mem (No such file or directory) > (II) Module ABI versions: > XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.2 > XFree86 Video Driver: 0.7 > XFree86 XInput driver : 0.4 > XFree86 Server Extension : 0.2 > XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.4 > (II) Loader running on freebsd > (II) LoadModule: "bitmap" > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a > (II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project" > compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 1.0.0 > Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer > ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4 > (II) Loading font Bitmap > (II) LoadModule: "pcidata" > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a > (II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project" > compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 1.0.0 > ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.7 > (--) Using syscons driver with X support (version 2.0) > (--) using VT number 9 > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86