[Info-vax] DECWindow on OVMS 8.3

[Jeremy Begg]

Hi,

supervinx wrote:
> Hi !
> This is a little silly question, but can't resolve it properly ...
> Alphaserver 800, OVMS 8.3, firmware updated to 5.8.
> 
> Networking is fully functional, I can tunnel graphic apps with ssh or 
> telnet and even start a remote session...
> But I can't connect directly through a remote desktop client (like Xnest)
> 
> # Xnest :1 -query as800
> 
> Port 6000 is open, and I get no messages in the console trying to connect.

Have a look in SYS$MANAGER:DECW$SERVER_0_ERROR.LOG


> 
> Client screen stays black.
> 
> I set 
> DECW$SERVER_TRANSPORTS == "LOCAL, TCPIP" in 
> SYS$MANAGER:DECW$PRIVATE_SERVER_STARTUP.COM 
> but, after boot, I don't see it with
> SHOW SYMBOL /ALL

The symbol definition exists only within the context of the system startup 
process (or subprocess?) that configures DECwindows.  The symbol determines 
which DECwindows transport images are loaded by the DECwindows server process.

It's not clear if you're trying to run an X11 application to display on the 
AS800 screen, or if you're trying to run an X11 application on the AS800 and 
have it display on a remote screen (e.g. a PC).

Note that in X11 parlance, "client" is the machine running the application 
and server is the machine on which the application is displayed (i.e. the 
machine the user directly interracts with).

Regards,

Jeremy Begg