Subject: Re: Problems with X on new current kernels
To: Kent S. Gordon <kgor@ksg.com>
From: Charles M. Hannum <mycroft@MIT.EDU>
List: current-users
Date: 03/21/1996 05:51:55 
   I have had a problem with getting XFree 3.1.2 working with new
   -current kernels.  When I invoke xinit from a shell by exec xinit.  It
   looks like X is starting, the screen changes to blank , then it dies
   an a login prompt returns.

Try:

options		COMPAT_11