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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

3517.0. "Frame buffer is not available error?" by TAV02::GAN () Wed Oct 24 1990 07:30

One of our customers is using VMS 5.3 on VS2000.
He is trying to run his application a microvax-3600
after setting the display to his VS2000. Now, running
that way simple DEWCINDOWS applications such as ICO
works just fine. Trying his CAD/CAM application causes
an error message to appear on his VT terminal:

Frame buffer not available

Running the same CAD/CAM application on his microvax-3600
setting the display to some VS3100 works OK.

What does this error mean?

	Thanks in advance
	Ofer Gan

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3517.1		STAR::MCLEMAN	Jeff McLeman, VMS development	`Thu Oct 25 1990 08:04`	3
	Is the VS2000 a monochrome machine? The application might require a color framebuffer/accelerator, and it may be that the VS3100 has one installed.
3517.2	It is a color WS	TAV02::GAN		`Thu Oct 25 1990 11:11`	4
	Sorry that I did not mention it before. The VS2000 is a color workstation. Ofer Gan
3517.3	Any more ideas??	TAV02::ITAMAR_E		`Sun Oct 28 1990 03:13`	6
	Any more ideas? Are there any sysgen parameters or process quotas that are related to this problem? Thanks, Itamar.
3517.4	The CAD system is EUCLID	TAV02::ITAMAR_E		`Mon Oct 29 1990 05:45`	4
	I forgot to mention but the CAD software is EUCLID. Does it ring some bells in somebody's head? Itamar.
3517.5	More info. Please help!	TAV02::GAN		`Sun Nov 04 1990 07:02`	16
	More info on the subject: The exact error message is: *GX INTERFACE .FRAME BUFFER IS NOT AVAILABLE This message you get on the Decterm where you type the command that starts UCLID. The same UCLID on a VS3100 on the same cluster works just fine. It only fails on a color VS2000. Does it seems familiar to anyone there? Please answer!... Ofer Gan