probleme opening monitors

[Alexandre Rodier]

Karine ZUERCHER wrote:
> 
> Hey everybody!
> I've already got another probleme: I can't open any monitors.
> I'm working on a PC, not connected to any network and with linux installed
> just now to work with GRASS.
> Here's the message I get when trying to start the monitors (d.mon):
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> name            description                    status
> ----            -----------                    ------
> x0              X-windows graphics display     not running
> x1              X-windows graphics display     not running
> x2              X-windows graphics display     not running
> x3              X-windows graphics display     not running
> x4              X-windows graphics display     not running
> x5              X-windows graphics display     not running
> x6              X-windows graphics display     not running
> CELL            Create GRASS Raster File       not running
> X Error of failed request:  BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
>   Major opcode of failed request:  78 (X_CreateColormap)
>   Serial number of failed request:  30
>   Current serial number in output stream:  31
> 
> Please start graphics monitor <x0>.
> Error - Graphics monitor <x0> not running!
> Problem selecting x0. Will try once more
> 
> Please start graphics monitor <x0>.
> Error - Graphics monitor <x0> not running!
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Thanks a lot if you could help
> karine
> 
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> \  Karine ZUERCHER               zuercher at sc2a.unige.ch   /
> /               University of Geneva                      \
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Perhaps your problems comes from the configuration of your monitor (Pc´s
monitor). GRASS works with 8 bits colormap, and if you have a monitor
with an higher resolution (16 bits, or 24 bits), GRASS  can't open his
display monitor. Try to configurate your monitor resolution with
Xconfigurator in Linux. Choose an 8 bits resolution, so open startx and
try to open one GRASS monitor display.

Try it and tell me if it works.
-- 
Alexandre Rodier
INUAMA
Universidad de Murcia
Campus de Espinardo
30100 - MURCIA -
- SPAIN -