The messaging desktop system could not be started

[Walter Prior]

When try to connect to my unix server (HP-UX B.11.00 A 9000/813) with Exceed (XDMCP Direct) I get the above message and the advice for solution writen bellow.
"Check that the desktop is properly installed.
The hostname is correct (/etc/hosts) and that the network is properly configured."
It was working before. What can I do to overcome this problem ?

[T G Manikandan]

Temporarily you can overcome using
selecting the "failsafe session" in the options menu of the welcome screen of the CDE session.

Just try doing

#nslookup "hostname"

check whether the hostname is getting properly resolved.

Also try running the


usr/contrib/bin/X11/dr_dt to find out the errors

Thanks

[T G Manikandan]

check this link

same as yours

http://bizforums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/0,,0x0be635067c18d6118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html

[Walter Prior]

I have tried to implement the procedure that you recomended and also correct the warnings from the output of the "/usr/contrib/bin/X11/dr_dt" command.
But now I have more and different output from the same command (see attach).
The nslookup resolve the hostname and IP.
Now I don't have any error when trying to connect (just dosen't respond to the Reflection software).
Can someone please give me a hint.

Regards,
Walter

[Steve Steel]

Hi

post

/var/dt/Xerrors


steve Steel

[Steve Steel]

Hi

For the messaging try this


1)vi /etc/inetd.conf
2)Find
rpc stream tcp swait root /usr/dt/bin/rpc.ttdbserver 100083 1
/usr/dt/bin/rpc.tt
dbserver
3)Comment it out.
4)inetd -c
5)Find the $PPID of /usr/dt/bin/rpc.ttdbserver and kill -9 $PPID
6)mv /TT_DB/ to other name on root and any mount points where it exists.
ll /TT_DB /*/TT_DB and remove all directories found
7)vi /etc/inetd.conf
8)Find
rpc stream tcp swait root /usr/dt/bin/rpc.ttdbserver 100083 1
/usr/dt/bin/rpc.tt
dbserver
9)Remove the comment and reopen the line.
10)inetd -c
The first rpc request will rebuild the database.

Steve Steel

[Walter Prior]

Hi steve,

Here goes the Xerrors file.
Thank you for your help

[Steve Steel]

Hi


1)The display name. Try removing the domain name from it so you only have hostname:0.0


2)Use a font server

CDE includes a small set of fonts and font aliases which are not
part of the standard MIT X distribution. In order for CDE to
function correctly, these fonts must be made available to
X-servers (X-Terminals) displaying CDE.

- ------------------------------------------------------
The simple solution to this problem involves configuring and
running a font-server on the system which is running CDE and
forcing the font server into the X-Server (X-Terminal) font-path.

To do this a few things are required:

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

- -------------------------------------------------------------
G) FURTHER READING
- ------------------------------------------------------
Man pages: xfs(1), dtlogin(1)
- -------------------------------------------------------------


Steve Steel

[Walter Prior]

Hi again Steve,
in my /etc/inetd.conf I didn't found the line that you mention only
"rpc xti tcp swait root /usr/dt/bin/rpc.ttdbserver 100083 1 /usr/dt/bin/rpc.tt "
Should I comment out this one and go on with the procedure ?

[Alex Glennie]

Your line in /etc/inetd.conf looks fine for an 11.00 system

fyi xti took over from streams at hpux 11.00 onwards.

Looking at your Xerrors ->looks like as Steve said the problem is most likely font related now : If I were you I'd setup xfs as suggested and also tackle that very long DISPLAY name .