envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith) (02/02/90)
In article <PLEE.90Jan30163042@test-vs2.mit.edu>, plee@test-vs2.mit.edu (Peter Lee) writes: < In the message of 20 Jan 90 17:32:40 GMT, Les Carleton <lc@decuk.enet.DEC.COM> < writes: < < > Can anyone advise me as to why my X server (Xqdss) comes up with < > "cannot assign requested address" when I try to start it up. < > < > The system is a MicroVaxII/GPX running Ultrix V3.1/UWS2.1 I have < > replaced the server startup line in /etc/ttys with a terminal < > line and even tried running xinit on that but I always get the same < > error message. < < I too have been running into the same problem trying to run < R4-beta (with fix-1 applied) on VaxStationII/GPX with Ultrix 3.1-9. < Xqdss server dies with: < < Getting interface configuration: cannot assign requested address < . . . < < It seems to stem from a failed SIOCGIFCONF ioctl call in DefineSelf(...) < (in .../server/os/4.2bsd/access.c). Can anyone help? Anyone else < experiencing a similar problem? Run 'fixincludes' which comes with the gcc compiler, then recompile the server and any clients that use ioctl's. _____________________________________ Brian V. Smith (bvsmith@lbl.gov) Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory I don't speak for LBL, these non-opinions are all mine.