HPUX 11.0 install no CDE

[jamie roughan]

After installing 11.0, machine boots and runs the install script which includes support for CDE = OK, but upon completion CDE environment does not work. Also, after getting to text login, within 5 minutes CDE automatically launches me into black screen with no escape: ctrl break, shift break, escape.

So then, how can I get CDE working, and also how do I avoid having CDE launch when I know it is not working...so that I can try to fix it?

thankyou...

[Michael Tully]

The problem you have could be that you don't have all of the X env loaded. You may want to go back to your CORE/OS CD and rectify this.
As far as disabling CDE from starting, either move the symbolic link from /sbin/rc3.d or remove it and re-create it later.

[Animesh Chakraborty]

What is the mesg at /var/dt/Xerrors ?

The X server will not work if it does not have a mouse (or other configured pointing device) available. The default X server requires the following components to be able to start successfully:

- A graphics device (usually /dev/crt)
- An X Keyboard device (usually the keyboard)
- An X Pointer device (usually the mouse)
- An available chunk of shared memory (64M is sufficient unless other apps are using shared memory).

Failure to gain access to any one of these resources will cause the X server to fail to start.

To stop put # in /etc/inittab
before line starting vuerc.

[jamie roughan]

ok, thankyou for assistance.

Sadly, the /var/dt Xerrors file contains no data.

I agree with you that X is missing some required components from the core OS disk.

Well, because I need to document the 11.o HPUX install process I will try to install again but suspect that the X environment will have the same result.

So then, I plan to prevent X from launching, install the core OS CD and attempt to fix X.

Any suggestion on files that need loading or things to look for is appreciated. & of course I will look in the var/dt section for any clues.

thankyou

[T G Manikandan]

Just run /usr/contrib/bin/X11/dr_dt
this should check your CDE setup on the machine.
After executing this check your /var/adm/Xerrors for any messages.

REvert

[Alex Glennie]

to disable CDE respawning use /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -d

then try 2 things :

a) run on the local console :

/usr/bin/X11/X :0

note errors ....

b) if no errors produced run :

/usr/contrib/bin/X11/dr_dt

ammend warnings & errors ...

once fixed run :

/usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -e

sounds more like an X issue than CDE otherwise you would see CDE's dtgreet aka login screen.

fyi : to recreate graphics device files use insf -evd framebuf, loose mouse or kb is another possibility, as is perms ownership on /tmp ....

to disable CDE starting permanently on the local graphics console cp /usr/dt/config/Xservers -> /etc/dt/config/Xservers and add a # to the line reading * local local@console ..... restart X.

[jamie roughan]

ok thanks to everyone.

I reinstalled but this time around after SEA, BO IDE,

I selected Media only install & Guided install which are the defaults. not Media with Networking.

I'm not sure what the difference is since after install is almost finished, the geocustoms screen launches and asks many of the same networking questions.

Anyway, the one difference is that now CDE and my Xscreen function and also that I have learned a wee bit more about windowing.

thankyou