x connection fails

[Jay_37]

Good day,

I have bought a HP 712/60 running 10.20 out of curiosity.

I have Netsarang's X-Manager running under Win98SE, with which I connect graphically to all my GNU/Linux servers, i.e. I use Windows as X-Terminal.

I turned the machine on, configured it via telnet (I have no monitor for it) and connected it to my LAN. X-Manager shows me that the HP is offering an X. I log on, and work with CDE. Some time later, I try to reopen an X-connection. Although the HP still tells me X is being offered, the connection is no longer possible. My X-Manager starts a connection, then breaks down before even the login screen. I thought it was a windows problem, but could not find it. I then rebooted the HP - the problem vanishes, I can once more log in. Some days later, after two or three succesful connections, the connection once more breaks down.

This seems to be an HP-UX problem, since after rebooting the HP everything is fine again. Has anyone any knowledge concerning this problem? Or if not, could someone tell me what precisely I have to do to just restart the X?

[Steve Steel]

Hi


1)CDE uses /var/dt/Xerrors as main log.
If it will not login there will be a message there.

2)tail /etc/rc.log shows
Start CDE login server
Output from "/sbin/rc3.d/S990dtlogin.rc start":
----------------------------

/sbin/rc3.d/S990dtlogin.rc stop
/sbin/rc3.d/S990dtlogin.rc start

will restart the CDE without a reboot.

If it happens again put /var/dt/Xerrors on line and we will try to give you a fix


Steve Steel

[Jay_37]

Here is a copy of my Xerrors - it only contains one message, over and over again:

----------------
error (pid 1067): Server for display satan:0 can't be started.

Fatal server error:
Couldn't open X pointer device! Is one attached?

^[gX connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).

Fatal server error:
Couldn't open X pointer device! Is one attached?

^[gX connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).

Fatal server error:
Couldn't open X pointer device! Is one attached?

^[gX connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).

Fatal server error:
Couldn't open X pointer device! Is one attached?

^[gX connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
-----------------

(satan is the name of the machine, because little devil is bugging me over and over again. I do not know why, all of a sudden, he cannot open this Xpointer device anymore. Please help me!

[Michael Tully]

Hi,

Seeing that you just purchased it, did it already have the operating system loaded on it? Suggest you try to get hold of the latest patch bundle, or at the very least the latest cumulative patches for CDE.

Here is the starting link:

http://us-support2.external.hp.com/common/bin/doc.pl/distrib_redir=1+985580381|*

HTH
~Michael~

[Steve Steel]

Hi


X-Pointer is mouse

it cannot detect a mouse and thus screws up

cd /etc/dt/config

ll Xservers

If not found
cp /usr/dt/config/Xservers .

Vi Xservers

comment out

* Local local@console /usr/bin/X11/X :0

ll Xconfig

if not found
cp /usr/dt/config/Xconfig .

vi Xconfig

Find the following and remove comment so it looks like this

############################################################################
# To terminate and restart the X-server at user logout.
#
Dtlogin*terminateServer: True

Restart cde


Steve Steel