"Soup4you2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Riddle me this batman.. > > Environment > FreeBSD xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 4.7-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE #0: Mon Oct 21 > 17:33:06 EST 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SOUPX > i386 > > Description > Why is it that if i slap : > kern_securelevel_enable="YES" > kern_securelevel="1" > > inside my rc.conf i am no longer able to start X > i get the following error message > > Fatal server error: > xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O > > where as if i disable kern_securelevel it works fine..
This is covered in the FAQ. The short explanation is that it's a security feature (X writes directly into memory). To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message