--- /var/tmp/portage/omnibook-20050217/work/omnibook-2005-02-17/misc/obtest/obtest.c	2003-09-29 03:46:41.000000000 -0500
+++ obtest.c	2005-04-29 12:57:14.000000000 -0500
@@ -297,13 +297,18 @@
 	if (sw[0] != '-')
 		usage(argv[0]);
 
+	if (iopl(3)) {
+		perror("iopl");
+		exit (1);
+	}
+
 	switch (sw[1]) {
 		case 'r':
 		case 'c':
 		case 'k':
 		case 'i':
 		case 's':
-			if (argc == 3)	
+			if (argc == 3)
 				p = argv[2];
 			else
 				usage(argv[0]);
@@ -313,6 +318,7 @@
 			if (argc == 4) {
 				p = argv[2];
 				q = argv[3];
+				data = ntoi(q);
 			} else
 				usage(argv[0]);
 			break;
@@ -320,13 +326,7 @@
 			usage(argv[0]);
 	}
 
-	if (iopl(3)) {
-		perror("iopl");
-		exit (1);
-	}
-
 	a = ntoi(p);
-	data = ntoi(q);
 
 	switch (sw[1]) {
 		case 'w':