Re: XFree86 error [solution]

[Jeremiah McElroy <jeremiah@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I managed to fix this problem, sort of.  This was a problem with the 
drivers which I was not able to resolve.  I plan on submitting a bug 
report to the powervr team, but I doubt it will make a difference since 
the card is about 7 days older than dirt. 

Instead of using the Kyro II custom drivers, I switched to the generic 
VESA drivers.  Since I don't do any hardcore animation or gaming on this 
PC it doesn't make a bit of difference.

Jeremiah McElroy

> Pedro Fernandes Macedo wrote:
>
> > Jeremiah McElroy wrote:
> >
> > > I just installed Fedora Core 1 as a clean install.  When I try to 
> > > start X using the PowerVR drivers for my graphics card (which I 
> > > downloaded and installed), I see the following error in my 
> > > XFree86.0.log file:
> > > (++) using VT number 7
> > >
> > >
> > > Fatal server error:
> > > xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 7 (Input/output error)
> > >
> > > I have never seen this problem in the past.  I used to run Red Hat 
> > > 9.0 and I also built the drivers by hand.  I have attached my 
> > > XF86Config file in case that is needed.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jeremiah McElroy
> > >
> > >
> > >  
> > I had the same problem yesterday.. A machine that I had installed 
> > three days earlier simply started to have this error.. To make a long 
> > story short , I checked the device permissions , so it would match 
> > the permissions of the other ttys and reconfigured X... After some 
> > fight it worked fine...
> >
> > Pedro Macedo