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From: datri@convex.com (Anthony A. Datri)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: OW2/xnews broken on a cg4 under 4.1.1? (summary)
Summary: It leeeves! It LEEEEVS!
Message-ID: <1991Apr19.042248.29144@convex.com>
Date: 19 Apr 91 04:22:48 GMT
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I posted recently about problems with cgfours under 4.1.1:

>  openwin -dev /dev/cgfour0 -dev /dev/bwtwo1

> WIN ioctl number 80706728: Device busy
> Couldn't get base SunWindow

....

Well, danw@tbird9.prime.com, a Gentleman and a Scholar, pointed out the problem
to me.  Those of us who configure SunOS kernels for fun and profit are used to
seeing strange lines in kernel conf files, like:

dtop4
kb3
ms3

for 3 keyboards, 3 mice, 4 "desktops", etc., and are equally used to trimming
them down to 1 -- who's got 3 mice?  Well, somehow or another, trimming dtop
under 4.1.1 results in the above.  So, simply regenning a kernel with dtop4
in it did the trick, and now all of my users who were ready to lynch me after
the 4.1.1 ugrade now think I'm the greatest thing since flip chips.

Thanks to all who responded.


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