CDE not starting

[Mario Caceres_1]

Hi there experts!

Maybe this is an HPUX question but the thing is that I have an rx2600 server with HPUX 11.23 on it and I can't have the CDE started.

The desktop file is correct (I mean, the first line is desktop=CDE) but the CDE never starts...

Any suggestions guys?

Thanx in advance and best regards,

Mario.

[AwadheshPandey]

check ur /etc/rc.log
is CDE Server start OK?
where r u trying to get cde?

Awadhesh

[Ted Buis]

Most problems that I have seen, deal with the name switch server not set properly, so that the server can resolve its own name. Use 'sam' to check the name switch service, making sure that you have an entry for your server in /etc/hosts and that /etc/hosts is in the one of the search options.

[Ted Buis]

If NIS, then check resolv.conf

[Zygmunt Krawczyk]

Hi Mario,

CDE desktop needs running X-server. You can't start X-server on rx2600, you need external X-server, for example hp-ux workstation with local graphics, linux PC, Reflection-X software on Windows PC.

Regards,
Zygmunt

[Ted Buis]

I have to disagree. I have run CDE on an rx2600 from the built-in VGA display. You need a monitor set to 1280x1024 resolution by default. You need the HP A7861C/065 keyboard/scroll mouse too. There is also an AB551A PCI graphics adapter.

[Alan_152]

You also need to make sure that the prefered output in the EFI is set to the internal VGA as primary output.

[Mario Caceres_1]

Hi again,

just to clear things, I had the CDE running on boot before but after some "customer mingling" it does not any longer. The network settings are correct, resolv.conf is correct and output in EFI is set to VGA.

How can I check if the X-server is running?
How can I start the X-server?

I saw two Xserver files; one in /etc/dt/config and one in /usr/dt/config. They are exactly the same except that the line regarding the console is preceded by an "*" in the /usr/... file.

How does the Xserver really work?

Thank you very much in advance!

Mario.

[Sameer_Nirmal · Accepted solution]

Hi,

It may be possible someone has disabled the startup of CDE on the local VGA .

You can check of the Xserver is started and running using
# ps -ef | grep X11

X server is at /usr/bin/X11/X and gets started by CDE login manager and the /etc/dt/config/Xserver file is configured.

Files in /usr/dt/config are installed with the product which one can copy to /etc/dt/config directory
and modify them for the required customization on the system.

The X server is used by the CDE login manager. The CDE login manager/server is a CDE server process. The login server would start automatically if configured when system boots. It can also start from the command line # /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -deamon

You can enable the auto startup of the login server when system boots using
# /usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -e

Refer the following doc for getting an idea how CDE works.
http://docs.hp.com/en/B1171-90162/index.html

[Mario Caceres_1]

Thank all for all the answers (I already assigned points ;o), specialy to Sameer!

Now another problem! Finally the CDE "tries" to start on console (gray screen with the X-mouse pointer) but it fails (with the message Resuming desktop login...Suspending desktop login...) and retries endlessly...

I can start CDE from an X-terminal (via XDMCP) but not on console...

Maybe it is some sort of authentication error?

Regards,

Mario.

[Ted Buis]

Do a hostname, then nslookup on the hostname. You said you don't have network name switch service resolution issues, but what you are describing is very typical of what I see when CDE can look itself up. Make sure your hostname is in /etc/hosts and make sure it is in the list. You can use 'sam' set that up.

[Sameer_Nirmal]

Hi,

Did you force the CDE to re-read the config file after changing the Xservers file for Console CDE log on ?
It is usually done by
# /usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -reset

How did you try to start CDE on console?

Do you see some errors while CDE startup , just before "Suspending desktop login"
Check the CDE log files
/var/dt/Xerrors
$HOME/.dt/errorlog
$HOME/.dt/startlog
( $HOME is the home directory of the user trying to log on )

Run dr_dt script as
# /usr/contrib/bin/X11/dr_dt
Look for Warning and Error messages.

Are you saying you don't get CDE log on window on console , but you do on X-Terminal?

Make sure you could able to login as root and non-root user with CDE thereafter.

[Mario Caceres_1]

Yes, I can start the CDE from X-terminals.

Error text in the /var/dt/Xerrors file:
"error (pid 3955): Server open attempt #1 failed for Local, giving up"

The /.dt/errorlog file is empty

I attach the result of the dr_dt script

Regards,

Mario.

[Sameer_Nirmal]

Hi,

As you can get in CDE from remote X terminal, it seems to be a problem only with local display . Something maybe you are missing.

Did you configure the /etc/dt/config/Xservers
file local display and reset the dtlogin as I said before?

I guess there is some mis-match about hostname and ip-address in your case
If you look at the dr_dt report , the DISPLAY variable is set to a ip address .
I am not sure about that ip. Just make sure you set the this variable correctly
pointing to the correct "hostname/ip-address" ( your system) from either /etc/hosts or DNS ( nslookup
Rest of the things in the report looks OK . If above is taken care of , then CDE should work on local display.