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

[Michal Jaegermann <michal ellpspace math ualberta ca>]

Jay.Estabrook@digital.com wrote:
> 
> 
> >>> 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 
....
> 
> 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.

Are you sure that this is Miata?  I was always using EB164 as
alpha_systype of Ruffian and I never had problems.  Maybe Miata
will work as well.

  Michal