On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 08:48:38PM +0300, Anatoly Pugachev wrote: > Successfully compiled and installed XFree86 ver. 4.1.0 on Owl linux distro, > but was unable to start it: > ibs!root:~# XFree86 -configure > > XFree86 Version 4.1.0 / X Window System > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510) > Release Date: 2 June 2001 > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is > newer than the above date, look for a newer version before > reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) > Build Operating System: Linux 2.2.20 i686 [ELF] > Module Loader present > (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Nov 28 23:54:43 2001 > (--) using VT number 9 I don't know if this is the (only) problem, but by default Owl creates device files for 8 vty's only. You need to either use a lower vty for X or create /dev/tty9 with: david!root:~# cd /dev david!root:/dev# ./MAKEDEV tty9 david!root:/dev# ls -l !$ ls -l tty9 crw------- 1 root tty 4, 9 Nov 30 01:50 tty9 > (WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed > (WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed Now this is weird. I'm curious what error code the ioctl's return. -- /sd
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