Re: startx : Fatal server error: Can't set keyboard mode

["Valeriy E. Ushakov" <uwe%ptc.spbu.ru@localhost>]

On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 09:43:52 -0500, Alain Robillard wrote:

> I have successfully installed both 1.6 and 2.0 RC4 (both binary sets) on my 
> Jornada 680 equiped with a 256 MB CF card.  But on neither can I start 
> Xhpc. Each time I get the now (for me) famous error message :
> 
> "Fatal server error: Can't set keyboard mode"
> 
> 
> I tried with root and with a new user.  I chmod /dev and /tmp to 1777.  I 
> tried with parameter -- -dev /dev/ttyE0  and  other stuff I can't remember 
> but nothing helped.  NetBSD from the console works flawlessly.

Hmm, I think the problem is that 2.0 GENERIC doesn't have neccessary
options enabled.  Add these options to your kernel config:

# compatibility to other console drivers
options         WSDISPLAY_COMPAT_PCVT           # emulate some ioctls
options         WSDISPLAY_COMPAT_SYSCONS        # emulate some ioctls
options         WSDISPLAY_COMPAT_USL            # VT handling
options         WSDISPLAY_COMPAT_RAWKBD         # can get raw scancodes

SY, Uwe
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