d.mon error

Arndt Buhlmann Arndt.Buhlmann at ualberta.ca
Mon Jul 13 10:26:22 EDT 1998


Hi Brad - I had the exact same problem, I guess it's a very common problem.
Check out the following (new) GRASS FAQ:
http://www.laum.uni-hannover.de/iln/grass/grass42/grass_faq.html
hope this helps,

Arndt Buhlmann
GIS Analyst,
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences,
University of Alberta

-----Original Message-----
From: BRAD ROBBINS <ROBBINS.BRAD at EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV>
To: grass at cecer.army.mil <grass at cecer.army.mil>
Date: Friday, July 10, 1998 5:35 PM
Subject: d.mon error


>I'm  running GRASS on my NT box from my Linux box via Hummingbird's Exceed
X Windows system.  However, I am
>unable to open a monitor with d.mon.  The error message is as follows.
>
>X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
>Major opcode of failed request : 78 (X_CreateColormap)
>Serial number of failed request: 268
>Current serial number in output stream: 269
>Please start graphics monitor <x0>
>Error - Graphics monitor <x0> not running!
>Problem selecting x0 will try once more.
>
>I've set my env DISPLAY variable to the NT box and set the xhost varible on
the Linux box to the NT which I thought
>would fix the problem but alas....
>
>Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>Cheers, Brad
>
>Bradley D. Robbins, Ph.D.
>Ecologist                                                   (541)867-4026
voice
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>Newport, OR 97365
>



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