Subject: Re: fatal server error
To: Jim Kelley <thejim@digitalaustin.com>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: tech-x11
Date: 03/09/2003 16:32:16
Jim Kelley <thejim@digitalaustin.com> writes:
> Hi, I just got netbsd installed a few days ago on my iopener and
> everything was going okay.  I recompiled the kernel and made the
> stupid mistake of overwriting the original kernel. When I rebooted I
> found the new kernel was messed up. In order to get things back to
> normal I ran the upgrade option from the setup boot disk menu.
> After I did this X won't start.  It gives this error:
> 
> Fatal server error:
> xf86MapVidMem: Could not map /dev/vga (Invalid argument)
> 
> I check and there is no /dev/vga.

You're right, there isn't. NetBSD doesn't use a /dev/vga.

Is something very wrong with your X server?

Perry