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Old 16th June 2012
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X cannot start because the i386 X aperture is set to 0 (disabled).
Code:
    70.025] (WW) checkDevMem: failed to open /dev/xf86 and /dev/mem     
(Operation not permitted)     
Check that you have set 'machdep.allowaperture=1'     
in /etc/sysctl.conf and reboot your machine     
refer to xf86(4) for details
Apparently, your improper use of sysmerge(8) overlayed your customizations. This particular customization was done during installation, when you told the installation script you planned to use X.

As best practice, you should have backed up /etc before running sysmerge. If you did not, you may still find the original, unchanged files in a backup directory under the sysmerge working directory in the /var/tmp tree. See the sysmerge(8) man page for further information.
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