d.mon fails...

[Morten Hulden]

On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, kjell-olav.bjerknes wrote:

> At 11:56 09.09.99 +0200, you wrote:
> >kjell-olav.bjerknes wrote:
> >> 
> >> Dear grass-users....
> >> 
> >> I've installed the Grass-5.0b3 on my RHL6.0, kernel 2.2.5-15, p133. But
> >> when I try the d.mon start=x0 I get following message:
> >> 
> >> Graph_Set: can't open
> >> Problem selecting x0. Will try once more
> >> 
> >> What is wrong......
> >
> >Verify that the fifos are created : look in <grass_dir>/dev.
> >If there is no fifo.* files, you should create them with
> >a script "create_fifos_new.sh" in the same directory.
> >
> >If your <grass_dir> is not /usr/local/grass5.0b, you must edit
> >this shell script and replace /usr/local/grass5.0b by your
> >base directory, then run "sh create_fifos_new.sh".
> >
> >This will create the fifos needed.
> >
> >If this doesn't work, verify that there is no lock file remaining
> >(in <grass_dir>/locks/<your machine_name>)...
> >
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> >
> 
> 
> All my fifos are in order (/gis/grass-5.0b3/dev)..... everytime I run the
> d.mon command a lock file is generatet..... I delete the lock file, and
> the next time I run the command a new lock file
> is made.....
> 
> Kjell-Olav Bjerknes..............
> 
Maybe you are running Grass from a 'su - grass' shell and have not
exported a DISPLAY environment variable?

M.