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[REBECCA HARDING_1]

We are running 10.20, good ole character based. User telnet into the 9000 to run Manfacturing Software. Regardless, I would like to be running something more GUI on my console.

How do I intall, what type of montior....

All the standard how do I start questions.

Point me at a White Paper and I'll be fine

Rebecca Harding
Kinco Ltd.

[Andy Monks]

Rebecca,

I'm assuming therefore you've got a graphical console? or a PC.

If you using a graphical console, changing the runlevel to 3 or 5 should start dtlogin/vuelogin up on the console.

If your using a pc, you also need to have the runlevel at 3 or 5, but also need some X window software on the PC. ReflectionX or Hummingbird Exceed spring to mind.

What model HP 9000 are using using?

[Patrick Wessel]

Rebecca,

I personally can't see the point for a graphic console. But if you like to have one, you are able to install them for a D- or K-Class Server (there is coming a fancy version for the L-Class).
We need to know which kind of server you use to help you with the console

[TC ITEMS Unix Admin]

Or better still install linux (running an X-server) on a PC and use that to connect to your server as has been suggested in an earlier post.

[Alex Glennie]

My advise is as follows :

1. S800 systems interrogate their H/W for a graphics card : vis egs graphics cards are supported in almost all models :You'll need to add a monitor as oposed to a console and add the graphics path to your system : check your Model Owners Guide for details.

You can check using SAM=>DISPLAY=>Xserver config and will be able to see what cards are installed (or run graphinfo cmd).

If your system does not have a suitable card and you wish the graphics console to be local to the machine, install one, create the appropriate device files : insf -evd framebuf and make sure you have installed the CDE run-time enviroment from the core O/S.

This will add the CDE startup script to /sbin/rc3.d/S990dtlogin.rc. Normally the Xserver will start automatically, however if you have problems : check /var/dt/Xerrors for clues and make sure the entry in /usr/dt/config/Xconfig reading local loacal@console ...etc does not have a "#" in front of it (this tells the Xserver to start locally) :

If you are using a PC or Xterminal you do not need to worry about starting X locally, you will have to make sure networking is working between the Clients and server and inthe case of Xterminals need to install their specific S/W on a system on your network : S/W = Enware 7.11 or 9.11 (available on apps CD's).

Also a potential problem particulary for PC's are the dt-interface fonts specific to CDE not being emulated by X-emulation packages : this is easily resolved by setting up a font server and pointing the xterminal or PC to look at this : see man xfs or search this site for font server info ... it's there as I wrote it :)

I'd install CDE as opposed to VUE due to support life etc and ease of customisation.