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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!network.ucsd.edu!usc!enterpoop.mit.edu!eru.mt.luth.se!lunic!sunic!seunet!tvt-k!paul From: paul@tvt-k (Paul Pries) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: XFree startup error Message-ID: <1993Apr17.094553.7021@tvt-k> Date: 17 Apr 93 09:45:53 GMT References: <1993Apr16.162302.9531@88open.org> Organization: >Televerket Utbildning, Utf Lines: 42 ferg@88open.org (John Ferguson) writes: >When I try to start X, it fails with a message about KBDFORCEASCII ioctl >inappropriate for device. >I am running with patchkit-0.2.2 and XFree86-1.2, with pccons. I just got >Veit's codrv-0.1.2.ALPHA-230293.tar.Z and keycap-0.1.1.tar.Z, but have not >installed them. Will they fix this problem. or is there something else >wrong with my configuration? > ferg No, it won't. I'm running the same setup exept that I've got codrv installed. I've tried pcconc and syscons too, and they all work but I always get the message about KBDFORCEASCII having an improper ioctl when I exit from X. With codrv the console hangs in some kind of graphic mode, and I have to reboot to get rid of it... >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >| Hardware: | >| 386DX2-66 256K 8MB Adaptec 1542B' | >| Quantum 240MB SCSI Drive Archive Viper 2150 tape drive | >| Oak 1MB SVGA Card 3-button mouse on COM1 | >| 14" ElCheapo SVGA .28 NI Monitor Internal Modem on COM2 | >| garden-variety 101-key keyboard standard 1.2 & 1.44 floppies | >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Uhh.. Could it be your videocard that isn't recognized by the X-server? I dont know if I've seen anything about "Oak". >============================================================================= >John C. Ferguson 88open Consortium, Ltd. (408) 436-6600 > 100 Homeland Court suite 800 FAX (408) 436-0725 >ferg@88open.org San Jose, CA 95112 /Paul. -- Paul Pries email: 5322@msg.abc.se