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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:	DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:	See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:	STAR::VATNE

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:	Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3726
Total number of notes:	19516

2156.0. "UWS not display" by DEKVC::YOUNGKOOKLEE () Mon Jan 29 1990 04:05

    Hi,

    I have installed ULTRIX 3.0/WS 2.0 at DECstation 3100S as following
      procedures.
    And system booting is nornal,but UWS is not displayed at VR299.
    What is the problem ?
    
    first, I installed ULTRIX  V3.0(RISC) SUPPORTED. 
    next, installed ULTRIX WS V2.0(RISC) SUPPORTED BASE.
    next, installed ULTRIX WS V2.0(RISC) SUPPORTED WS.
    I booted the system , but WS was not displayed.
    but `login` prompt is displayed ,and all ULTRIX environment is
    successfull except WS dislpay.
    
    I tried another method.
    that is,I installed ULTRIX WS V2.0(RISC) SUPPORTED.
    but the problem is same.
    
    please inform to me the solution as soon as possible.
    
    p.s; 
    
    for installation,the following media is ready.
    . ULTRIX WS V2.0 SERVER SUPPORT
    . ULTRIX WS V2.0 (RISC) SUPPORTED BASE
    . ULTRIX WS V2.0 (RISC) SUPPORTED WS
    . ULTRIX WS V2.0 (RISC) UNSUPPORTED 
    . ULTRIX-32 V3.0 (RISC) SUPPORTED

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2156.1 SMURF::COUTU He who will not risk, cannot win. Tue Jan 30 1990 15:03 27

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2156.1		SMURF::COUTU	He who will not risk, cannot win.	`Tue Jan 30 1990 15:03`	27
	I don't know for sure why you're seeing this. One guess is that you're trying to run UWS on a non-workstation system. The 3100S is a multi-user server system, not a workstation. Did you modify the system and add a graphics controller and display? If it really is a workstation then it should be running okay. The fallback hackery is to login as root and edit the file /etc/ttys. Look for a line beginning with :0. If you don't find a line like that then things are defininately setup wrong. If you do find that line but it has a # in from of then remove the # and edit the line for tty0 at the top of the file. Change the word 'on' to 'off'. Then save the file and do a 'kill -1 1' command to restart the console terminal line. That should do it. If you are missing the :0 line completely then you'll need to build one. It should something like this: :0 "/usr/bin/login -P /usr/bin/Xprompter -C /usr/bin/dxsession" none on secure window="/usr/bin/Xmfb" (The above is all ONE line, no carriage return is in it despite how it looks in this note.) For a color system replace Xmfb with Xcfb. That should set you up. Dan

    I don't know for sure why you're seeing this. One guess is that
    you're trying to run UWS on a non-workstation system. The 3100S
    is a multi-user server system, not a workstation. Did you modify
    the system and add a graphics controller and display?
    
    If it really is a workstation then it should be running okay. The
    fallback hackery is to login as root and edit the file
    /etc/ttys. Look for a line beginning with :0. If you don't find
    a line like that then things are defininately setup wrong. If
    you do find that line but it has a # in from of then remove the
    # and edit the line for tty0 at the top of the file. Change
    the word 'on' to 'off'. Then save the file and do a
    'kill -1 1' command to restart the console terminal line. That
    should do it.
    
    If you are missing the :0 line completely then you'll need to build
    one. It should something like this:
    
    :0 "/usr/bin/login -P /usr/bin/Xprompter -C /usr/bin/dxsession" none on
    secure window="/usr/bin/Xmfb"
    
    (The above is all ONE line, no carriage return is in it despite how
    it looks in this note.) For a color system replace Xmfb with Xcfb.
    
    That should set you up.
    
    Dan