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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

3018.0. "DECwindows Startup Problem" by VNABRW::ACKER () Fri Jun 29 1990 09:55

    I've just upgraded a customers system (1*6000-410,1*3100-30 w/ VR160,1*
    3100 w/ VR260) from VMS V5.2-1 to VMS V5.3-1. After rebooting the
    whole cluster the 3100 with the VR160 display didn't come up with
    decwindows. It stuck with the background of the login-screen at
    the display and the mouse-cursor, but without the login-box. Logging
    in via decnet or LAT works fine.
    
    I then tried to start decwindows manualy, ... the same.
    - DECW$SERVER_0 comes up and hangs in HIB state after a while.
    - WSAx: comes up for just a few seconds (image accountings sayes
      that it died with an access-violation).
    - decw$server_0_errors.log shows no errors.
    - autogen ran, decw$startup doesn't complain about any parameters.
    
    I then looked at some other things in that system, as written in
    some other entries of this conference, evey thing looks good.
    eg:	GBLSECTIONS 180 free, GBLPAGES 18k free, pool is not expanded,
    UAF parameters of SYSTEM are looking good too (GBLPAGFIL 40k, BYTLIM
    64k, PRCLM 20,...)
    
    Does anyone out there have any idea ???
    
    regards 	Heinz SSG/Vienna

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3018.1		STAR::KLEINSORGE	Fred Kleinsorge, VMS Development	`Fri Jun 29 1990 11:06`	3
	Make sure there are no system specific files in the nodes root. A stale image is a common mode of failure after a upgrade.