DEG41560@UA1VM.BITNET (Rob Smith) (12/30/88)
Hi, I am trying to get X11r3 to run on a VAxstation 2000 (actually 2, one color and one mono), and I've had a few problems. Any suggestions or help would be of use. Here's how things have gone. Compiling problems: 1) I got an error when attmepting to compile ./lib/Xmu/CvtStdSel.c It said that the preprocessor symbol SYS_NMLN in the file /usr/include/sys/utsname.h was not defined. Well, I checked, and the modification note in the include file said that the symbol was defined in limits.h. So, I just added an #ifndef to set it to the value in limits.h (which was 32). 2) my comiler complained about running out of tree space in ./clients/xdm/Login.c on lines 203 and 242. I figured this was due to the long preprocessor defined functions used in the calls to XDrawString at those points, and I corrected by stiking the values of FAIL_X and FAIL_Y in a couple of integer variables I created, and calling the functions with these variables. I know it was risky to monkey with the code, but at this point, the whole thing compiled without error. I then intalled the release on the color VAXstation here. Note I am running Ultrix 2.2, and my machine is currently running X10.4 I then tryed to test the release. At first I had trouble getting the darn thing to not use the X10 programs that have the same names, but by manipulating my path, I am sure I have tryed things out right. I have attemted xinit from both single and multiuser modes. I have tryed removing the ttyv0 entries in /etc/ttys and altering rc.local and rebooting. I have made a link between X and Xqdss. But... At most I get a black screen with an X cursor that eventually hangs up. At least, I get the response: Neither a qdss nor a sg device qdScreenInit: tlInit failed Fatal server bug no screens found giving up xinit: Connection refused (errno 61): unable to connect to X server. (The later is what happens when I try to run xinit from the X10 terminal window) I'm lost. Has anyone succesfully made the transition from X10r4 to X11r3 on a VAXstation 2000 under Ultrix 2.2 ? Does anyone know what my problem is. All help is appreciated. Thanks, Rob.
rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler) (12/30/88)
We've published patches for both of the compile problems you mentioned. Try sending a message with subject line "send fixes 1 2 3" and empty body to xstuff@expo.lcs.mit.edu. As to the black screen, you may very well have a bad device driver (vanilla 2.2) did. You can get one that should work by sending a message with subject line "send etc sg.o.uuencode" and empty body to xstuff@expo.lcs.mit.edu. But, the "Neither a qdss nor a sg device" sounds like either the appropriate /dev entries don't exist or don't have the right permissions (do you get this as root as well?).