[daip] display problem

[Eric Greisen]

abdo medo wrote:
> Hi Eric
> 
> I installed aips on my pc but the tv, tek, and message windows do not 
> work and I have this message:
> --------------------------------
> [abdelra at localhost aips]$ aips tv=local     
> START_AIPS: Will use or start first available Unix Socket based TV
> START_AIPS: Your initial AIPS printer is the                     
> START_AIPS:  - system name , AIPS type                           
>                                                                  
> START_AIPS: User data area assignments:
> DADEVS.PL: This program is untested under Perl version 5.010
>   (Using global default file /home/abdelra/aips/DA00/DADEVS.LIST for 
> DADEVS.PL)
>    Disk 1 (1) is /home/abdelra/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1
> 
> Tape assignments:
>    Tape 1 is REMOTE
>    Tape 2 is REMOTE
> 
> START_AIPS: Starting TV servers on localhost asynchronously
> START_AIPS:  - WITH Unix Sockets as requested...
> START_AIPS: Starting TPMON daemons on LOCALHOST asynchronously...
> Starting up 31DEC11 AIPS with normal priority
> Begin the one true AIPS number 1 (release of 31DEC11) at priority =   0
> AIPS 1: You are not on a local TV device, welcome stranger
> AIPS 1: You are assigned TV device/server   2
> AIPS 1: You are assigned graphics device/server   2
> AIPS 1: Enter user ID number
> ?DADEVS.PL: This program is untested under Perl version 5.010
> UNIXSERVERS: TVSRV1 is already running on host localhost, user abdelra
> UNIXSERVERS: Start XAS1 on localhost, DISPLAY :0
> UNIXSERVERS: Start graphics server TKSRV1 on localhost, display :0
> /home/abdelra/aips/31DEC11/SYSTEM/UNIX/UNIXSERVERS: line 339: xterm: 
> command not found
> UNIXSERVERS: Start message server MSSRV1 on localhost, display :0
> /home/abdelra/aips/31DEC11/SYSTEM/UNIX/UNIXSERVERS: line 447: xterm: 
> command not found
> ----------------------------------------
>  Thanks in advance,
>              Abdel-Rahman
> 
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The error message that matters appears to be "xterm command not found"
which means that your default $PATH does not contain the command "xterm"

For the message server you may use any of many kinds of windows - type 
HELP MSGSRV inside aips.  The TEK server requires an xterm since only 
xterms contain an emulation of a TekTronix graphics display.  Fixing 
your default $PATH would be the best solution - all Linux machines come 
with xterm software I believe.

As for the TV (XAS) you have shown nothing to suggest that it is not 
working.  It comes up in iconified form - look for it.  Try the command 
inside aips TVINIT.  What does it say?  If nothing, then the TV is 
present and working.

Eric Greisen