[daip] Problems getting tv server with iMac

[Marc Audard]

Problem solved: I did not realize that using an external screen would 
add up the # of pixels... In mirroring, and with kern.sysv.shmmax: 
16777216, it works fine with the iMac 24". However, I still have to find
a good value if I want to use my other screen not in mirroring mode. 
Would you have a suggestion (both have 1920x1200 resolutions).

Thanks

Marc


Marc Audard wrote:
> Dear AIPS team,
> 
> I have installed 31DEC08 on my iMac 24" with Intel (Leopard). 
> Compilation worked fine, but my main problem is with the TV server: I 
> get the infamous message:
> 
> Shared memory id failure: Invalid argument
> 
> more details:
> Starting up 31DEC08 AIPS with normal priority
> Begin the one true AIPS number 1 (release of 31DEC08) at priority =   0
> AIPS 1: You are not on a local TV device, welcome stranger
> AIPS 1: You are assigned TV device/server   3
> AIPS 1: You are assigned graphics device/server   3
> AIPS 1: Enter user ID number
> ?UNIXSERVERS: Start TV LOCK daemon TVSRV2 on audard
> TVSERVER: Starting AIPS TV locking, Unix (local) domain
> UNIXSERVERS: Start XAS2 on audard, DISPLAY :0
> XAS: ** TrueColor FOUND!!!
> XAS: ***  Using shared memory option for speed ***
> XAS: Using screen width 3830 height 1100,
>      max grey level 8191 in 16 grey-scale memories
> Shared memory id failure: Invalid argument
> UNIXSERVERS: Start graphics server TKSRV2 on audard, display :0
> UNIXSERVERS: Start message server MSSRV2 on audard, display :0
> STARTPMON: [AUDARD] Starting TPMON1 with output SUPPRESSED
> 
> But I have made all the appropriate recommended changes:
> 
> % sysctl kern.sysv
> kern.sysv.shmall: 4096
> kern.sysv.shmseg: 8
> kern.sysv.shmmni: 32
> kern.sysv.shmmin: 1
> kern.sysv.shmmax: 16777216
> 
> (NB: I tried the other recommended value of 10485760 and it did not work 
> either)
> 
> I also tried with
> setenv DISPLAY localhost:0
> 
> and replacing localhost with my localhost name
> 
> I have added the necessary info in /etc/services:
> sssin           5000/tcp    SSSIN  # AIPS TV server
> ssslock         5002/tcp    SSSLOCK # AIPS TV lock
> msgserv         5008/tcp    MSGSERV # AIPS Message server
> tekserv         5009/tcp    TEKSERV # AIPS Tekserver
> aipsmt0         5010/tcp    AIPSMT0 # AIPS remote FITS disk access
> aipsmt1         5011/tcp    AIPSMT1 # AIPS remote tape 1
> aipsmt2         5012/tcp    AIPSMT2 # AIPS remote tape 2
> 
> My firewall allows TVSERV.EXE, TEKSRV.EX, TPMON.EXE, and MSGSRV.EXE  for 
> incoming connections (I cannot specify specific TDP/UDP ports with 
> Leopard).
> 
> Not sure what else to do...
> 
> How can this be solved?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Marc
> 
> 

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