xf86EnableIOPorts: Failed to set IOPL for I/O
 

Hi guys and gals - firstly im new to the forum..

Im trying to startx and i get the above error

xf86EnableIOPorts: Failed to set IOPL for I/O

in var/logs/messages

kernel: grsec: denied use of ioperm() by /usr/X11R6/bin/Xorg[X:28813] uid/euid:0/0 gid/egid:0/0, parent /usr/X11R6/bin/xinit[xinit:28812] uid/euid:0/0 gid/egid:0/0

/var/log/Xorg.0.log

says

_XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6
_XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/s15242077.onlinehome-server.info:0
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6

X Window System Version 6.8.2
Release Date: 9 February 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.9-22.18.bz155725.ELsmp i686 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux s15242077.onlinehome-server.info 2.6.16.33-061227b #1 SMP Wed Dec 27 11:49:29 CET 2006 i686
Build Date: 02 May 2006
Build Host: hs20-bc1-5.build.redhat.com

Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.16.33-061227b (root@doslog) (gcc version 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-13)) #1 SMP Wed Dec 27 11:49:29 CET 2006
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Jan 19 13:12:15 2007
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) | |-->Device "Videocard0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100"
(**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(**) Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "yes"
(**) Option "NoPM" "true"
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(--) using VT number 7


Fatal server error:
xf86EnableIOPorts: Failed to set IOPL for I/O


Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

any ideas guys and gals

Taras

xf86EnableIOPorts: Failed to set IOPL for I/O
... this is fedora? Perhaps this is FC6 with the Xen kernel?

Did you start it as root? Otherwise: Did you use Xwrapper or xinit (which
uses Xwrapper) to have it suid root ... ? What does startx do on your system ?

You need to

chmod u+s /usr/bin/xinit

..second time I've run into this problem and scoured the web to find no answer...
..and finally just fiddle on the command line till I figured it out. :)