On Tue, 28 Oct 2003, Kjetil Kjernsmo wrote:
> This is what my currently running kernel has had to say about devfs:
> Oct 28 11:51:30 owl kernel: devfs: v1.12c (20020818) Richard Gooch
> (rgooch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
> Oct 28 11:51:30 owl kernel: devfs: boot_options: 0x1
This means you don't have any problem mounting devfs. The problem is
specifically with XFree86.
> Well, I next try to run an X-server on the second graphics card, using a
> Virtual Terminal (the idea is that a keyboard and mouse should go with
> the second screen). It goes:
> (++) using VT number 8
>
> (WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed
> (WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed
>
> Fatal server error:
> xf86OpenConsole: VT_GETMODE failed
Maybe you don't have /dev/tty8 or it has wrong permissions. With devfs
mounted and the default devfsd configuration, it should be a link to
/dev/vc/8:
$ ls -al /dev/tty8
lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 4 Nov 3 12:12 /dev/tty8 -> vc/8
Make sure that /dev/vc/8 exists and you have permissions to access it.
You should run XFree86 as root. You can use strace to find out what
XFree86 tries to do and why it fails.
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Regards,
Pavel Roskin
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