Could not get CDE

[subhashni]

Trouble in getting CDE.I'm able to see boot process.After "The system is ready" screen goes blank.Help me to figure it out,please.

Subhashni

[Steven Sim Kok Leong]

Hi,

Some first-level checks:

1) What is your run-level?

# who -r
. run-level 3 May 22 10:03 3 0 S

Should be run-level 3 to start CDE

2) In accordance with run-level 3, the S900dtlogin.rc resides in the run-level 3 startup directory.

Check whether the link is there and has a capital S:

# ll /sbin/rc3.d/S990dtlogin.rc
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 23 Apr 9 07:07 /sbin/rc3.d/S990dtlogin.rc -> /sbin/init.d/dtlogin.rc

Also check the script itself:

# ll /sbin/init.d/dtlogin.rc
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3080 May 24 2001 /sbin/init.d/dtlogin.rc
bash-2.05a$

3) Make sure that CDE is enabled in your startup configuration file:

# cat /etc/rc.config.d/desktop
# CDE Desktop enabled Mon Apr 8 19:42:57 EDT 2002
DESKTOP=CDE

If the 1st-level checks are okay, proceed to run the CDE diagnostics tool:

# /usr/contrib/bin/X11/dr_dt

Hope this helps. Regards.

Steven Sim Kok Leong

[Haniza]

Hi Subhashni

Your CDE goes blank without error? Did you change your ip address previously?
I assumed that there is no changes for your console.

Check error log in /var/dt/Xerrors.
NOTE: Couldn't open Xpointer device error usually refer to mouse

Ensure that:
1. No duplicate ip or hostnames in /etc/hosts and file permission of /etc/hosts is correct

2. nslookup ip OR hostname gives immediate & correct output

3. check existance of file /etc/resolv.conf, if exists it means you are DNS client. Try rename this file so that you are not on DNS.
If fixed your problem, then check with your DNS administrator.

4. if you are on NIS, run ypmake(at NIS master) to propogate maps.

5. if you are running on either nis/dns, please ensure that you have their enty in /etc/nsswitch.conf

Regards,
Haniza

[James George_1]

Hi ,

Probably the CDE profile file has the export DISPLAY set to a wrong address. Check that and make sure the IP add / hostname is correct in the profile file.

Best of luck.
James

[Steve Steel]

Hi

Saw something similar once.


Try

sam
display
xserver configuration


make sure you point to the correct graphics.


Steve steel