[daip] XAS server is not working

[Eric Greisen]

Ernest Bavarsad writes:
 > Dear Help,
 > 
 > i have just installed AIPS on my new toshiba satellite running fedora  
 > core 7. i initially tried a text installation, but there was a problem  
 > with the XAS, so i did a binary installation.  when i go to start up  
 > AIPS there is a problem with starting up the windows.  i get the  
 > following message below:
 > 
 > START_AIPS: I am GUESSING you are at a workstation called localhost
 > START_AIPS: Starting TV servers on localhost asynchronously
 > START_AIPS:  - with Internet Sockets...
 > START_AIPS: Starting TPMON daemons on LOCALHOST asynchronously...
 > Starting up 31DEC07 AIPS with normal priority
 > Begin the one true AIPS number 1 (release of 31DEC07) at priority =   0
 > AIPS 1: You are assigned TV device/server   1
 > AIPS 1: You are assigned graphics device/server   1
 > AIPS 1: Enter user ID number
 > ?XASERVERS: TVSERV is already running on host localhost, user Ernest
 > XASERVERS: Start XAS on localhost, DISPLAY :0
 > /home/Ernest/AIPS/31DEC07/SYSTEM/UNIX/XASERVERS: line 210: ./XAS:  
 > Permission denied

    this says that you do not execute permission on the file in $LOAD
named XAS.  Check your groups and the permissions on that file.

Eric Greisen


 > XASERVERS: Start graphics server TEKSRV on localhost, DISPLAY :0
 > XASERVERS: Start message server MSGSRV on localhost, DISPLAY :0
 > 
 > we have tried:
 > 1. changing the color resolution (its already 24 not 16)
 > 2. ran the loopback script
 > 
 > can you suggest anything else i can try to get this working
 > 
 > ernest
 > 
 > P.S. Jean Turner says hi! (if this is Eric)
 > 
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