Subject: Re: XF86_S3 2.1 server and mmap
To: None <scottb@pulse-sys.com>
From: Randy Terbush <sierra!randy>
List: current-users
Date: 03/24/1994 22:13:00
Scott Bartram writes:
> I just upgraded to XFree86 2.1 and noticed the following server
> startup message:
>
> checkDevMem: warning: failed to mmap /dev/mem (Invalid argument)
> linear fb access unavailable
>
> I recall a recent message indicating that /dev/vga should be mmap'ed
> instead of /dev/mem. Is anyone working on this? I assume that it's not
> as simple as changing the reference from "/dev/mem" to "/dev/vga"?
This has been fixed in the past couple of days by Chris. You will see
that message dissapear after you update your kernel.
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