Re: XFree86 crash (Failed to set IOPL for I/O)

[Jay Estabrook digital com]

>>> Dan Smely said:
> 
> executing startx it ends up with the error "xf86EnableIOPorts: Failed to
> set IOPL for I/O". 
> 
> Just in case you need to know it, I'm using: 
> Alpha Ruffian 
> RedHat 5.1 
> Kernel 2.0.36 
> XFree86 3.3.3-1 
> Video: Matrox Millennium on 64bit PCI 
> Ramdac: tvp3026 

The stock 5.1 GLIBC doesn't recognize the RUFFIAN system type (the update
does, I believe, as does the 5.2 version).

So, do exactly the following as root:

	ln -s Miata /etc/alpha_systype

and try X again.

--Jay++

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