CDE problem. Blank Blue Screen

[Michael Gretton]

Hi:

I am logging into my HP-UX 11.00 N Class system and it appears my CDE isn't working correctly. This happens WHEN ANY USER logs in. I have checked the Xerrors report and I don't see anything unusual. This machine can be accessed via ssh and it isn't having any problems serving its oracle users; therfore, it isn't having networking issues. Any ideas out there that I should try?

Thanks,

Mike

[Alex Glennie · Accepted solution]

OK on what are you login via : a PC ?

so my guess is you are presented with the CDE login screen, and it appears to hang at the CDE copyright screen right ?

add set -x at bottom of.dtprofile

then check $HOME/.dt/startlog

check also output from dr_dt

lastly if you are using pc emulation check it's log file ... since the Xserver is not locally to the N-class ... this could be font related in which case xfs may need to be setup ...

does a failsafe session work : set via CDE options panel ...

[Steve Steel]

Hi

Look in $HOME/.dt/startlog and $HOME/.dt/errorlog

Also run /usr/contrib/bin/X11/dr_dt

and

1 - The font server needs to be configured to include the CDE
fonts in its catalog

EDIT: /etc/X11/fs/config

Append ",/usr/dt/config/xfonts/C" to the end of the
"catalogue = ..." line

EDIT: /etc/rc.config.d/xfs

Set the following variable: "RUN_X_FONT_SERVER=1"

EXECUTE: /sbin/init.d/xfs start

If the font-server is already running, kill it and
restart it.

2 - Force CDE to add the font-server to the X-Server font-path
by editing the Xsetup file. (NOTE: This steps REQUIRES
the IP address of the CDE session server. You can get
this information by running: nslookup `hostname`.)

COPY: /usr/dt/config/Xsetup to /etc/dt/config/Xsetup
EDIT: /etc/dt/config/Xsetup

Add the following line to /etc/dt/config/Xsetup replacing
"IPADDRESS" with the IP address of the server as returned
from "nslookup `hostname`":

$XDIR/xset fp+ tcp/IPADDRESS:7000 1>/dev/null


Steve Steel

[John Bolene]

could be a DNS issue

can you lookup the names of the machines and their IP's?

[Michael Gretton]

Thanks for the responses. Wanted to let you know I will try these suggestions after a 2 hour meeting :( Ugh.

I will advise on how they have helped.

[Chris Vail]

Ensure that nfs.core is running. We had an identical problem with CDE when this was disabled during boot time. CDE uses rpc's, and if nfs.core isn't started, CDE will hang at the blue screen.


Chris

[NET_1]

I'm only a few months late,
but the two biggest problems are:
1: your hostname doesn't resolv correctly. Check nsswitch, and your hosts file and dns.
2: a daft user put "export DISPLAY=someotherstupidmachinethatdoesntsupportx:0.0"
in on of thier startup scripts.