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- From: adam@micromuse.co.uk (Adam Kerrison)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
- Subject: Re: X386 install (/dev/vga)
- Message-ID: <Bu798C.2J9@micromuse.co.uk>
- Date: 7 Sep 92 08:36:11 GMT
- References: <7252@lib.tmc.edu>
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- In article 7252@lib.tmc.edu, blile@thesis1.med.uth.tmc.edu (BUD W. LILE) writes:
- >I'm posting this question for my roommate.
- >
- >He has installed X386 on his 386BSD system. Created the configuration
- >file.
- >
- >When he tries to start X, he gets a message CONNOT OPEN /dev/vga!
- >
- >What is this device, is it just a renamed console or what. If its
- >a special device driver where is the source code?
- >
- >Also, are there any good install intructions or does one go for broke or
- >did he just miss them?
- >
- >Please just post to the net as he does have RN access.
- >
- >thanks
- >B lile
- >University of Texas Medical School at Houston
-
- I had this problem too. A friend of mine helped me to fix it. Just do:
-
- mknod /dev/vga c 12 0
-
- as root. This will create the device. Of course you have to have patched and
- rebuilt the kernel with the XSERVER option (at least thats what I did).
-
- However, my X isn't running ... It gets into graphics mode then hangs (I have
- an Orchid ProDesigner I (ET3000 based card 512K memory)). I have seen articles
- on this on the net but I am still looking for the fix.
-
- Hope this helps in some way.
-
- Adam
-
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