Subject: Re: X Windows and setting it up
To: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.lip6.fr>
From: Sam Carleton <scarleton@miltonstreet.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 07/21/2001 12:25:22
Manuel Bouyer wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 06:39:14PM -0400, Sam Carleton wrote:
> > I have NetBSD up and running and I thought I would try to get X Windows
> > running, too.  Well, it is being a bear!  When I run startx I get this:
> >
> > (--) S3: One or more modes require pixel multiplexing and
> >         the hardware is incapable of switching between mux/non-mux
> >         modes. All modes will be re-evaluated under the new constraint.
> > (**) S3: Mode "1024x768": mode clock =  85.000
> > (**) S3: Mode "800x600": mode clock =  60.750
> > (**) S3: Mode "640x480": mode clock =  36.000
> > (--) S3: Operating RAMDAC in pixel multiplex mode
> > (**) S3: Using sparse 32 bpp.  Color weight: 888
> > (--) S3: Virtual resolution set to 1024x768
> >
> > Fatal server error:
> > xf86MapVidMem: Could not mmap /dev/vga (Invalid argument)
> >
> >
> > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
> > the full server output, not just the last messages
> >
> > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
> >
> > I have a Number Nine GXE Pro card in the machine with a ViewSonic G771
> > monitor.  Can anyone enlighten me as to what I might have wrong.
>
> Did you recompile your own kernel ? If so did you keep 'options INSECURE' ?
>

I did recompile!  And I used the configuration that John posts on his site at:
http://www.dubbele.com  I am more then willing to bet that that option is not
set.  I guess I will recompile the kernel with that option for the time being,
until the firewall is fully setup.  Thanks!

Sam