jb3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jon Allen Boone) (06/20/91)
I installed (straight from the distribution tape) the Xws server and
it works fine. However, when I copy the Xws program to a different
partition (a seperated disk) and boot off that partition, it doesn't
work. The error reported is:
start Wed Jun 19 17:54:51 1991
Creating DECnet socket: Protocol not supported
couldn't open device
Any help?
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In article <scLz0d_00j5u41ol8m@andrew.cmu.edu>, jb3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jon Allen Boone) writes: |> |> I installed (straight from the distribution tape) the Xws server and |> it works fine. However, when I copy the Xws program to a different |> partition (a seperated disk) and boot off that partition, it doesn't |> work. The error reported is: |> |> |> start Wed Jun 19 17:54:51 1991 |> Creating DECnet socket: Protocol not supported |> couldn't open device Um, I'm going to guess at this one. The DECnet error is because the kernel is configured without DECnet. This is ok and not related to the other problem, which is that the device can't be opened. The reason you can't open the device might be one of several. However, the most likely is that you're trying to run the server interactively from a user account? The server device (/dev/mouse) is only accessible by root. Try becoming root and see if you can run the server. If this isn't your problem, be sure you don't already have a server running (of course that usually generates a different message.) If that doesn't work, let me know. -joel
jb3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jon Allen Boone) (06/23/91)
The solution was to remake /dev/mouse - it was incorrect for that particular machine (the whole system had been originally configured on a DECstation 5000/200 - now we were trying to run on a DECstation 5000/120). Thanks, -=> iain <=- ----------------------------------|++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | "He divines remedies against injuries; | "Words are drugs." | | he knows how to turn serious accidents | -Antero Alli | | to his own advantage; whatever does not | | | kill him makes him stronger." | "Culture is for bacteria." | | - Friedrich Nietzsche | - Christopher Hyatt | -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-