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From: Brian Clapper <clapper@platinum.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: non-present SYSVSHM?
Date: 29 May 1997 10:10:54 -0400
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Richard Tsai <richardt@ms1.hinet.net> writes:

> 	I just installed FreeBSD 2.2.1 on my machine. I found this following
> message under X-window often:
> 	cmd XF86 pid 2784 tried to use non-present SYSVSHM
> And ppp connection would be cut afterward.
> Does anyone know what causes this? and how to fix it?

You appear to need the System V IPC primitives.  See section 7.5 of the
FreeBSD FAQ ("Does FreeBSD support System V IPC primitives?") currently
located at:

	http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ119.html#119
-- 
Brian Clapper, clapper@platinum.com
The Book says BURN and DESTROY repent and redeem and revenge and deploy and
rumble thee forth to the land of the unbelieving scum 'cause they don't go
for what's in the Book and that makes 'em BAD.
	-- Frank Zappa