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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

2335.0. "Strange behaviour of applications with SCA." by RUTILE::LAROCHE (Souviens-toi du VAX de Soissons) Thu Feb 22 1990 09:31

    Hello,
    
    I have got a strange problem.
    
    I cannot activate any application other than DECTERMs while SCA is started.
    The only way I found to be able to start an application is :
    
    - Deinstall the shareable image SYS$SHARE:SCA$PRO_SHARE.EXE
    
    - Activate the applications (MAIL, NOTEPAD, CALENDAR ...)
    
    - Reinstall the shareable image SYS$SHARE:SCA$PRO_SHARE.EXE
    
    The workstation I use run on a cluster with VMS 5.3.
    
    If anyone has an idea ?
    
    Thanks in advance,
    
    Pierre.
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2335.1TLE::REAGANBo knows PascalThu Feb 22 1990 12:143
    It works for me.  Are you low on GBLSECTIONS or GBLPAGES?
    
    				-John
2335.2Global pages and sections seem OK.RUTILE::LAROCHESouviens-toi du VAX de SoissonsFri Feb 23 1990 02:5522
    
    Re: .1
    
    John, I think the SYSGEN parameters are high enough :
    
    SYSGEN  ----->
    
    Parameter Name   Current   Default   Minimum   Maximum Unit    Dynamic
    --------------   -------   -------   -------   ------- ----    -------
    GBLSECTIONS        400       250        20      4095   Sections    
    GBLPAGES          35000     10000       512        -1  Pages       
    
    INSTALL ----->
    
    340 Global Sections Used,  31070/3930 Global Pages Used/Unused
    
    I will check with people on other clusters on the site if they have
    the same problem.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Pierre.
2335.3<4000 free global pages isn't much!UFP::MURPHYA bug? Use the source, Luke!Sun Feb 25 1990 19:056
    re: .2
    They look low to me. A nice MIN_GBLPAGES = 50000 and
    MIN_GBLSECTIONS = 600 might help.
    Of course, you *could* try running them interactively and see what
    error occurs; a bit more detail of what goes wrong might help.
    	-Rick
2335.4SCA was NOT the problemRUTILE::LAROCHESouviens-toi du VAX de SoissonsMon Feb 26 1990 04:3717
               
    I found what happened, and ... it had *nothing* to do with SCA !!!
    
    The problem was in my LOGIN.COM file.
    Just after a SCA SET LIBRARY command, I redefined the LNM$FILE_DEV
    logical, but without the table DECW$LOGICAL_NAMES.
    When SCA was not installed, the LOGIN.COM stopped and the logical
    LNM$FILE_DEV was not badly redefined. That's why I thinked that
    there was something wrong with SCA.
    
    Rick, you were right to advise me to run the programs interactively.
    New user of a workstation, Idid not even know that it was possible
    !!!
    
    John and Rick, thank you for your help.
    
    	-Pierre