Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

2437.0. "DECwindows crashes after startnet and reply/enable" by MANM01::ERICSUN () Tue Mar 13 1990 06:03

Hi,

This note is related to note 2372, whenever I do
either : 
	- @startnet
	- reply/enable
	- "write current" in sysgen

our VAXstation 3100 system's DECwindows screen crashes.
It goes to the black and white screen as if you pressed
the console halt button, and you can't login to it anymore,
no response from keyboard. But you can still set host to 
it if the network is up.

The DECW$SERVER_0_ERROR.LOG shows this:


13-MAR-1990 18:28:56.5 Hello, this is the X server
Dixmain address=127b0
Now attach all known txport images
%DECW-I-ATTACHED, transport DECNET attached to its network
in SetFontPath
out SetFontPath
GPX color/monochrome support loaded
gpx$InitOutput address=1297f4
Connection Prefix: len == 42
13-MAR-1990 18:29:43.1 Now I call scheduler/dispatcher
13-MAR-1990 18:29:48.2 Connection 98d00 is closed by Txport
13-MAR-1990 18:30:00.9 Connection 98d38 is closed by Txport


This started happening when I did an Autogen and changed
the parameter: VAXCLUSTER to 0.

Is there a parameter which causes the DECwindows screen to 
crash?

Thanks!

Have you hit CNTRL-F2 to remove the console window??

What you are seeing is the console window apearing, type CONTROL-F2 to 
toggle it back.

FWIW -- The VMS startup procedure usually disables opcom to the 
operator console window when it is in a cluster.

Jeff

    Thank you!