Jay.Estabrook@digital.com
Wed, 30 Dec 1998 12:40:39 -0500
>>> 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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