I've noticed that xinit displays in it's output...

checkDevMem: warning: failed to open /dev/mem (Operation not permitted)
        trying aperture driver
checkDevMem: warning: failed to open /dev/xf86 (No such file or directory)
        linear fb access unavailable

1) why can /dev/mem not be opened and what would it afford if it could?
2) how do I mknod /dev/xf86 and what will it afford?

jam
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