Re: decwindows question

From: Hoff Hoffman (hoff_at_hp.nospam)
Date: 12/31/03 

Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 03:06:50 GMT

In article <bst559$o4f$1@reader11.wxs.nl>, jan van mastbergen <jandotvandotmastbergen@planet.nl> writes:
:Just for fun I am tring to get DECWindows running on an old uVax 3100. I
:use the hobbyist VMS 7.2 CD. So far I have managed to get VMS & TCPIP
:running, loaded licenses, tweaked sysgen parameters and completed the
:dwmotif 1.2-5 installation process.
:The box itself has no graphics hardware. My X-server is a PC with WNT2K
:and Hummingbird Exceed 5.x. This works for other stuff.
:Trying to run the decwindows clients (e.g. paint) produces a variety of
:errors so far. My first question is: can I configure the machine to
:respond to XDMCP requests? I saw no indication of this in the DW
:installation Guide.

  In no particular order...

  XDMCP support requires more recent versions of TCP/IP Services and
  DECwindows than you have here.

  Please avoid abbreviating system model names, as it leads to confusion.

  Please remember to provide details on the "variety of errors", as that
  phrasing -- in isolation -- is insufficient for a specific diagnosis.
  Specific details and error message text can be quite helpful.

  To target the remote X Windows server for the display, use the DCL
  command SET DISPLAY/CREATE command, or other similar command.

  Depending on which MicroVAX 3100 series box you have, you might not
  have enough physical memory for DECwindows to function -- some of
  these older models often have little physical memory configured, and
  comparatively poor memory expansion capabilities by current standards.

  You will need to configure the X Windows server security to accept
  incoming connections, of course.

  You will need to have a functioning IP network and connectivity with
  the X Windows server, as well.

  Details on "other stuff" would also be useful -- knowing that these
  other boxes function with this server is certainly a useful detail,
  as it indicates that the X Windows server is at least partially
  functional, however. But you will want to mimic the configuration
  for the "other stuff" here, assuming some (and as-yet unproven)
  degree of compatibility across the X Windows clients involved here.

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