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From: ichihara@rkna50.riken.go.jp (Takashi Ichihara)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.windows.x
Subject: DECwindow vs AIXwindow problem
Keywords: DECwindow AIXwindow xterm
Message-ID: <3957@rkna50.riken.go.jp>
Date: 23 Sep 90 16:39:25 GMT
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Organization: Institute of Physical & Chemical Research (RIKEN) Saitama,Japan
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   In creating a xterm(aixterm) from IBM Power Station 530 [AIX 3.1 +
AIXwindow - X11R3 compliant] to a VAX Station 3100 [VAX/VMS V5.3-1 +
DECwindow - X11R3 compliant + CMU TCP/IP Transport], xterm command 
terminates with following error at the client (IBM):

   $ xterm -display rikvs1:0
   aixterm: BadValue, integer parameter out of range for operation
   Request code 1, minor code 0, serial #70, resource id -2
   IOT/Abort trap
   $  

  So xterm(VT100) cannot be created on the VAX Station. If we added the 
option -t in xterm (xterm -t), then tektronix window is created successfully
on the VAX Station. Also a DECterm can be created successfully from VAX 
Station on Power Station. The SE of IBM said "We cannot understand the
meaning of the error message - Request code 1, minor code 0, serial #70 
resource id -2, because we cannot find it in the manual" ..... 

   There is no problem in creating a xterm (DECterm) between VAX Station 
and Sparc Station (SUN OS 4.0.3C + X11R4 MIT original) and also between 
Power Station and Sparc Station. The only problem in creating a xterm is 
the combination of Power Station (AIXwindow) as client and VAX Station 
(DECwindow) as server.
 
  Aren't DECwindow (X11R3 compliant) and AIXwindow (X11R3 compliant) 
compatible ?  Any suggestions and comments are appreciated.

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	Takashi Ichihara
	RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research)
	2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-01 Japan

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