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From: Matthew Currie <curriem@dpi.qld.gov.au>
Subject: HELP! Xfree86 fatal server error (no screens found)
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I'm encountering a fatal server error on startup.
X says..

*** None of the configured devices were detected ***

Fatal server error:
no screens found
X connection to :0.0...(snip)

In the ..../i386/conf/MYKERNEL (my newly compiled kernel) I noticed the
screen device is "sc0". I've looked in the /dev dir for it but I can't
find it. The command "/dev/MAKEDEV sc0" says there is no such device
(big suprise). 

How do I create it? 
Do I need to create it?
Am I on the right track?

Thanks in advance

Matthew Currie.