x window fails to open

[Brett Hamilton]

I have a C180 running 10.20. When I try to start a particular application I get the following message "hp82000: init ui not successful
X/X-RAY window system not accessible". I installed and ran the same software on another C180 six months ago with no problems. Other x-window applications run fine on this system.

[Bill Hassell]

Unfortunately, the error message is not meaningful as it was generated by the application. So the first thing to do is to type: echo $DISPLAY and see if it has your workstation's name followed by :0 or :0.0 and if not, type this:

export DISPLAY="$(/usr/bin/hostname):0"

and then run your application. Otherwise, you'll have to ask the manufacturer of the application to deciper the message.