the CDE login screen is not showing on my HPUX box (11.23 version)
I've checked
- /etc/rc.log
- $HOME/.dt/ -- no errorlog
I did dr_dt and fixed most of the warnings but it is still stuck on the
command line.
Any help/suggestion is appreciated.

dodkalm wrote:
> the CDE login screen is not showing on my HPUX box (11.23 version)
> I've checked
> - /etc/rc.log
> - $HOME/.dt/ -- no errorlog
> I did dr_dt and fixed most of the warnings but it is still stuck on the
> command line.
> Any help/suggestion is appreciated.
>
FAQ, /sbin/rc3.d/[sS]990dtlogin.rc ?

> the CDE login screen is not showing on my HPUX box (11.23 version)
> I've checked
> - /etc/rc.log
> - $HOME/.dt/ -- no errorlog
> I did dr_dt and fixed most of the warnings but it is still stuck on the
> command line.

Is the mouse properly connected? No mouse = no X11!

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Hi dodkalm

> the CDE login screen is not showing on my HPUX box (11.23 version)
What do you see instead of? Nothing? Repeating CDE-startmessage on text
console? Console login?

if console login -> enable dtlogin (see FAQ)

if nothing or repeating startmessage -> check /var/dt/Xerrors (last entries)

Florian

Alan, the S990dtlogin.rc was started -- checked the rc.log and found no
output message

John, mouse is connected ok. I ran the xinit /usr/dt/bin/Xsession
(after logging in @ the command line login) and it logs me into CDE
alright -- so I'm not sure what went wrong.

Florian, the login is just stuck on the command line login (prompting
to enter username) -- usually the CDE will start right away but I don't
see the GUI login screen at all.

Also, I don't know if this makes any sense but after logging in it
shows "TERM is set to "dumb" " instead of xterm..... any idea why?

Hi

> Florian, the login is just stuck on the command line login (prompting
> to enter username) -- usually the CDE will start right away but I don't
> see the GUI login screen at all.

ok, CDE is not configured to run automatically.

- login as root
- execute
# /usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -e
- logout

Now the system should start the CDE-login

Florian

Florian,
I did try that command and the system did respond with auto-start
enabled message, but nothing shows up. It's still showing the
command-line login and not displaying the CDE login screen. Any ideas?

Hi dodkalm

> I did try that command and the system did respond with auto-start
> enabled message, but nothing shows up.
Ok, then you should have look at the /var/dt/Xerrors file.

If there is still nothing, login on commandline and try starting X
manually.
/usr/bin/X11/X :0
This should create a grey screen, with a cross like cursor. You can stop
the X-Server with CTRL-Break.

If this works, check
/etc/dt/config/Xservers
If it does not exist:
copy from /usr/dt/config to /etc/dt/config

check whether the last line is:
* Local local@console /usr/bin/X11/X :0

then do
/usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -kill
/usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -e
/usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -reset

log off, and check whether the login comes up.

And never forget to check always /var/dt/Xerrors. This is the place
where the truth is spoken about X-problems (ok not always, but most
times ;-))

BTW: 90 percent of X-problems are problems of not working name
resolution on the hostname given in the display variable. The name
resolution must work for ip->name AND for name->ip and MUST return the
same name (as first) never set the IP variable to an alias (shouldn't be
a problem for the basic star, but for other stuff)! There is only one IP
for the name allowed!


Florian

gosh, im getting really frustrated now. First of all, thank you for
your help Florian,.... I did every step you suggested. There was no
error in /var/dt/Xerrors (in fact, the file is blank) and the
/etc/dt/config/Xservers does have the local@console line. The login is
still not showing up. I also checked the hosts file again and I don't
see a problem. I'm at my wit's end now.... at the moment the workaround
I have is logging on the command line and entering :
xinit /usr/dt/bin/Xsession

this was the only way I could get the CDE to show. If i can get it to
load, then the Xserver shouldn't have a problem right? Why would it not
show at the console? I would really appreciate any suggestions from
you.
Thank you again.

dodkalm <dodkalm83@gmail.com> wrote:
> gosh, im getting really frustrated now. First of all, thank you for
> your help Florian,.... I did every step you suggested. There was no
> error in /var/dt/Xerrors (in fact, the file is blank) and the
> /etc/dt/config/Xservers does have the local@console line.
....

You should double-check /usr/dt/config/Xservers .
It should have an uncommented line that looks like-

* Local local@console /usr/bin/X11/X :0

Booting once without a working graphics card can cause that line to
be commented out with a leading # character. That would prevent dtlogin
from starting the X server on later reboots. A commented out line
doesn't look very different. But it acts very different.

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