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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:STAR::VATNE
Created:Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3726
Total number of notes:19516

861.0. "DECterm Controller" by BOSGPX::SYSTEM (AJDVAX System Manager) Wed May 31 1989 17:47

    I've posted this same note in HANNAH::DECW$DISK:[PUBLIC]DECTERM
    and was told to post the message here also.  My problem is this:
    I have a VAXStation II/GPX which is running VMS 5.1 and DECwindows
    5.1.  When I log into my system, normally a DECtern session is 
    started.  Now, after waiting about 5 minutes for a window to
    appear, I select SM and the message I get is:
    
    		"Started DECterm Controller
    		 DECterm Controller process stopped
    		 Normal successful completion"
    
    I'm pretty sure some SYSGEN parameters need to be adjusted.  My
    problem is that I"m not sure of which ones to adjust.  Can anyone
    help?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Melinda Margetson
    

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861.1CSC32::J_FELDMANcixelsyd TON ma IWed May 31 1989 18:393
    try the recomendations in 537.1
    jim

861.2DECterm Controller stack dumpBOSGPX::SYSTEMAJDVAX System ManagerWed May 31 1989 20:3544
    Thanks for the recommendation Jim.  I did increase my GBLPAGES and
    re-booted my system.  Something is still off because the same error
    messages came back again.  I checked the DECW$SM.LOG and it gave me
    the following information:
    
    %SET-I-NEWLIMS, now working set:  Limit=200  Quota=200 Extent=5000
    Session Message: Started DECterm controller
    
    Session MEssage: DECterm Controller process stopped: normal successful
    completion
    
    Session Message: Started DECterm controller
    
    %SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=04, virtual address=
    7FF25600, PC=000CBDC1, PSL=0BC00009
    
    	Improperly handled condition, image exit forced.
    
    		Signal arguments	Stack contents
    
    		Number = 00000005	00000000
    		Name   = 0000000C	20FC0000
    			 00000004	00007FF1
    			 7FF25600	7FF246E0
    			 000CBDC1	0000BE85
    			 0BC00009	7FF24990
    					0000152C
    					00000000
    					00000000
    					00000001
    
    	Register Dump
    
    	R0 = 00000000   R1 = 7FF24630  R2 = 00000000  R3 = 7FF25600
    	R4 = 00007085   R5 = 0600D100  R6 = 00007FF0  R7 = 00007FF0
    	R8 = 00001562   R9 = 001DF592  R10= 000F47B8  R11= 00000000
    	AP = 7FF245F4   FP = 7FF245B4  SP = 7FF24630  PC = 000CBDC1
        PSL= 0BC00009
    
    	Any ideas as to why I got this stack dump?
    
    Melinda
    

861.3HANNAH::MESSENGERBob MessengerWed May 31 1989 22:077
Re: .2

If there's a register dump in DECW$SM.LOG, doesn't that mean that the
session manager crashed?

				Bob

861.4BOSGPX::SYSTEMThu Jun 01 1989 17:179
    
    >:  "If there's a register dump in DECW$SM.LOG, doesn't that mean
    	 that the session manager crashed?"
    
    I'm not sure.  I'm not very familiar with DECwindows.
    
    Melinda
    

861.5point DECW$DECTERM_OUTPUT to a log fileNEURON::NICHOLSONA belly as big as an oil spillMon Jun 05 1989 20:546
    You might try defining the logical DECW$DECTERM_OUTPUT to point to some
    file (do the define in in DECW$LOGIN.COM ) and see what kind of error
    messages show up in the log file.
    
    Mark

861.6nothing worksHPSRAD::LINDSEYWed Jun 14 1989 18:1012
    
    I found the same problem as in note .0, running the same software on
    a 6 meg VS2000.  I did increase the GBL parameters and the user still
    loses sessions on a regular basis.
    
    This has been going on for months, I have various notes here and in
    DECTERM file and so far nothing suggested has worked.  I must not
    be the only one having this problem...is anyone working on a solution?
    
    Sue
    

861.7YUP - I'M GETTING SICK OF IT TOO... HAMSTA::CROGERSChris Rogers, NSG Engineering Cluster ManagerThu Jun 15 1989 19:5010
	
	I'm having very similar problems (see 868.*) and a number of 
	others are too.  No one seems to know what's going on with it 
	and I don't where to go for authoritative assistance on it.

	Is there a DECwindows "hotline" anywhere?  How about a direct
	line to the development team? 

	CAN ANYONE POINT US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION???