/usr/bin/X11/hpterm

[John Jimenez]

Recently installed 11.31 on HP RX6600. I want to see how new adminstrator tool SMH looks with GUI. I tried logging in with Reflextion X Version 14. The default command is below, but if fails because hpterm command is not under this directory. Should I copy this command from older O.S. or does anyone recommend something else. thanks in advance

(/usr/bin/X11/hpterm -fn 6x13 -sb -ls -display %IP#% -name %T% &)

[Steven Schweda · Accepted solution]

> Recently installed 11.31 [...]

Including the X stuff?

Mine seems to be elsewhere:

dyi # uname -a
HP-UX dyi B.11.31 U ia64 4235313755 unlimited-user license

dyi # type hpterm
hpterm is /usr/contrib/bin/X11/hpterm

> Should I copy this command from older O.S.

Probably not.

> or does anyone recommend something else.

Use a different command? Create a link?
Almost anything else would be better than
trying to use some mismatched old thing.

[John Jimenez]

Hi Steven
=> #uname -a
HP-UX rx6600-1 B.11.31 U ia64 3636372905 unlimited-user license
root@rx6600-1:/>
=> #type hpterm
hpterm is /usr/contrib/bin/X11/hpterm
root@rx6600-1:/>
=> #ll /usr/contrib/bin/X11/hpterm
-r-sr-sr-x 1 root sys 303104 Jan 12 2007 /usr/contrib/bin/X11/hpterm

Excellent idea. I modified command on Reflections, but same result, I am still not getting into a prompt and not getting any error. But thank you for your help Steven. I least know my command is correct and can continue to trouble shoot elsewhere. I will assign points in a few hours, just in case anyone else has more suggestion on what the issues could possibly be

[John Jimenez]

Disregard, Steven, you were 100% correct. I just mis typed the directory a little while ago....my eyes are going bad. It works now! thanks

[Laurent Menase]

you probably did not install X11.

if you install X11 you'll have hpterm

# swlist -l file X11.X11-RUN-CTRB |grep hpterm
/usr/contrib/bin/X11/hpterm
#

[John Jimenez]

Thank you it did work. It was just in a different directory on 11.31 then it was in 11.11 and 11.23. Its all good now.

[PeterWolfe]

Note that hpterm was announced for
retirement in the 11.23 timeframe.
The move from /usr/bin/X11 to
/usr/contrib/bin/X11 for 11.31 is
a reflection of that. Doesn't mean it doesn't
work, just that it's not formally supported.
dtterm or xterm would be the
supported replacements.

[John Jimenez]

Thanks for the input peter. So could I just replace the hpterm below with dtterm or xterm?


(/usr/bin/X11/hpterm -fn 6x13 -sb -ls -display %IP#% -name %T% &)

[PeterWolfe]

In general, don't assume that all the
hpterm/dtterm/xterm command line options
are the same, but in this case i think
dtterm supports all those options.

[John Jimenez]

Hi Peter. xterm worked with the same string, dtterm did not. Thank you for that info