Newsgroups: comp.windows.open-look Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!bnrgate!bwdls61.bnr.ca!bwdls49!linegar From: linegar@bwdls49.bnr.ca (Derick Linegar) Subject: Re: openwindows wont come up Message-ID: Sender: usenet@bwdls61.bnr.ca (Use Net) Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada References: <6164@alpha.cam.nist.gov> Date: 12 Dec 90 15:04:14 GMT coleman@cam.nist.gov (Sean Sheridan Coleman X5672) writes: >I just installed the 4.1.1 release cd rom which included >openlook. On one client of the server, openwindows >comes up fine but on the other client, I get >the initial blue screen with openlook logo and then >it goes white and an error occurs stating: >/usr/openwin/bin/xinit: No such file or directory. >Can`t connect to an X server. When the blue screen goes >to white a small message is wisked by very fast. I managed >to figure out what it stated: >Process 0x1edd2 (unamed process) error ioerr >Stack {NeWS/Keyboard.ps} marker /keyboardtype >executing keyboard type >In Reading file NeWS/keyboard.ps >Sic transit gloria I've actually seen this happen on one of our Sun SPARC's and what it turned out to be, is that your keyboard's jumper settings are wrong. The jumper block is accessible under the left "foot" of the keyboard behind the door. Contact Sun for the correct setting, as I cannot remember what it is (and I'm at home, so I cannot check...) Hope this helps... -derick- -- #include Derick Linegar, Internet Systems 4P27, Bell-Northern Research BITNET: LINEGAR@BNR.ca P.O. Box 3511 Station C UUCP: ...uunet!bnrgate!bwdls49!linegar Ottawa ONT. K1Y 4H7