[coLinux-users] Question: XDMCP and Ubuntu Desktop

[Patrick K. <pak...@gm...>]

Howdy! I want to start by saying I'm very new to Linux and infact only
started attempting to use it last week when I heard about coLinux so please
go easy on me.

Now, over the past week I've been attempting to piece together information
on how to use coLinux based on the wiki and other websites and so far I've
been fairly successful, I got SLiRP and the TAP working along with XMing
(I've run xterm and Firefox)  but I've hit this stumbling block trying to
use the Ubuntu desktop "xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O" when
I try an run an xorg server

I read in this post to the list (
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=20060322011946.I46635%40lionking.org)
that you're not supposed to run an X Server at all, so my question is how
does XDMCP work and can anyone explain how to set it up in a way that will
let me run the Gnome desktop over my Windows' desktop (via XMing or
cygwin/X) or is it only possible to run specific applications like "xterm&"
or "firefox&" through XMing?

My configuration:
-- Windows XP Pro - SP2
-- coLinux v0.7.2
-- Ubuntu-7.10.ext3.2gb.fs
-- Worked mainly from
http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=security&seqNum=26 (parts 2
and 3) and http://colinux.wikia.com/wiki/XCoLinux

Not sure what else to add, I can attach any logs needed.

In anycase, thank you for any help you can give this newbie!