SUMMARY: Problem with openwin Version 2

From: John Lengeling (ddsw1!decwrl!uunet!mcrware!johnl@delta.eecs.nwu.edu)
Date: Fri Jul 03 1992 - 09:38:02 CDT


Originally I asked:

>I am currently installing sun 3/80 clients (4.1.1) on our new 670MP server
>(4.1.2 no patches). This one client works fine running sunview, but when I try
>to startup open windows version 2, I get the following error messages from
>sterr. Openwindows works fine on all the other 3/80s. What is the problem?
>
>ClassKeyboard couldn't initialize the keyboard.
>Process: 0x18e004 (Unnamed process) Error: undefined
>Stack: (NeWS/interest.ps) marker /BasicKeyDicts marker
>Executing: ascii000
>At: {*ascii000 ascii0S0 ascii00L ascii0S0 asciiC00 asciiC00 asciiC00 asciiC00}
>In: Reading file('NeWS/interest.ps',R)
>Sic transit gloria PostScript
>giving up.
>/usr/openwin/bin/xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): unable to connect to X server
[Rest deleted]

The correct solution came from Mike Raffety (miker@sbcoc.com)

    On the back side, under the recess for the foot on the side with the
    "L" function keys (e.g., Stop, Again, Props, etc.), there's a little
    door. Open it, and there's a DIP switch which controls what language
    the keyboard is in, and the type. Make sure it matches the others.

That was the problem, switch 8 was in the on position. All the other keyboards
had switches 1-8 off.

My thanks to all who responded:

Roberto Divia (divia@vxdcj1.cern.ch)
Mike Raffety (miker@sbcoc.com)

Original responses included:
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From: uunet!vxdcj1.cern.ch!divia (Roberto Divia` - CERN ECP/DS (Tel 4994, 4932, 13+5587))

I have the impression your user has a NeWS directory that is
somehow screwed up. Try to rename his ~/NeWS to ~/NeWS.old and
restart openwindows...

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================================================================================ From: Mike Raffety <uunet!sbcoc.com!miker> X-Organization: SBC/OC Services, L.P.

> What dip switches? The keyboard is a model "Type 4" revision B.

On the back side, under the recess for the foot on the side with the "L" function keys (e.g., Stop, Again, Props, etc.), there's a little door. Open it, and there's a DIP switch which controls what language the keyboard is in, and the type. Make sure it matches the others.

Since swapping the keyboard "fixed" it, I'm sure you'll find this to be the cause. ================================================================================

johnl

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