Motif Xclock Help

[Steven Chen_1]

Hi,

I am trying to instal Oracle8i, but Oracle doc says I need to have hpux11i xclock working, which is not activated.

I am not sure by what steps I can make x-windows activated.

Please help and it is very appreciated!

Steven

[Alex Glennie · Accepted solution]

Seems strange Oracle relying on Xclock .....are you sure ?

In case you mean X or an Xserver : go to the core O/S CD and install the CDE-Runtime Env : this will install CDE and run X for you. Controlling process = dtlogin : see man dtlogin, it will start by default at run-level 3 once installed.

NB if your HP server does not have a graphics head/card you will need to invoke the Oracle GUI via a remote X connection via a PC Xemulation package eg Exceed , reflections X or use an xterminal.

X needs a bit-mapped display to run, consoles are not up to the job.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Hi Steven:

Xclock is only used as a test to make sure that you have X up and running. By default, the X environment is already configured on your server but you must have either an X-terminal or a PC-based X emulator
like exceed and ReflectionX. If you choose a PC-based X emulator, the install will take you through all the required steps.

If you do have an X emulator installed, then open a telnet session to your host and login.
You then set and export the 'DISPLAY' environment variable something like this:
export DISPLAY=mypc:0.0 and then xclock (or /usr/bin/X11/xclock).

The GUI is a requirement on Oracle 8.1.X and up.

Regards, Clay

[linuxfan]

Hi Steven,


Make sure you have set your DISPLAY variable. Oracle complains about resolving xclock issues if it can't display the output.

Once you have set the DISPLAY variable, make sure you can run xterm or xclock and then start the oracle installer.

-Regards
Ramesh

[Steven Chen_1]

Thanks for the quick help.

Using swlist CDE, I don't see CDE-Runtime Env, and I can use xclock from my PC telneting session (xclock is a test for x-windows that Oracle install required).

I would like both Clay and Alex help:

Do I have to install CDE-Runtime Env, or/and to install any pc Xemulation? I don't have any pc related software, but only have ViewNow for telnet, ftp connecting pc to unix.

Thanks,

Steven

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Hi Steven:

CDE is not essential but some form of X Server is needed. In 'X' the 'server' is what you would call the client. You will need some sort of X emulation software for your PC or an X terminal. CDE is a relatively small package and it does prove useful when you have an X environment. For example, SAM is much easier to use in a Motif environment.

Clay