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From: kamath@unix1.cs.umass.edu (Mohan Kamath)
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Subject: HELP!! Problem with xinit/twm on SPARC station 2
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Date: 23 Jun 91 20:14:12 GMT
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I just compiled X11R4 on a SPARC 2 without any problems/errors. I used
gcc as the compiler and ran fixincludes before I built the libraries..
When I use xinit to start the X server without any .xinitrc or .xsession
file in my home directory it works fine (creates one xterm etc..)
It also works fine when I have the following .xinitrc file in my home 
directory:
  ------- .xinitrc file ------
  xterm -g +1+1 &
  xterm -g -1+1 &
  xclock -g +1-1 &
  xterm -g -1-1        
  ----------------------------

However if I try to run twm as a background or a foreground process
using the following .xinitrc files, xinit comes up with the error message :
  " Fatal I/0 Error 32 ......" and the X server is killed.

  ------- .xinitrc file ------     (OR) ------- .xinitrc file ------
  twm &					xterm -g +1+1 &
  xterm -g +1+1 &			xterm -g -1+1 &
  xterm -g -1+1 &			xclock -g +1-1 &
  xclock -g +1-1 &			xterm -g -1-1 &
  xterm -g -1-1				twm 
  ----------------------------		----------------------------

I would highly appreciate if some one could tell me what is the problem
and how I can solve this.

Please e_mail your responses to kamath@unix1.cs.umass.edu  .

Thanks in advance.

Mohan Kamath
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