can't open d.mon window using 5beta_linux

[Markus Neteler]

Glen and Patrick,

you may take a look at GRASS FAQ:
http://www.geog.uni-hannover.de/grass/faq/
-> Frequently asked questions: 
   -> d.mon problems: Error: "cannot allocate any read/write color cells" .

Hope this helps

 Markus Neteler

On Tue, Mar 07, 2000 at 03:34:26PM -0700, Patrick Barabe wrote:
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> Glen,
> 
> I had the same problem with RH 6.0 & Gnome.  I fixed it by switching my
> console from bash to C before starting X.  It also seems to work by launching
> GRASS from a C shell in a terminal window.
> 
> Hope that works for you too.
> Patrick Barabe
> Center for Applied Spatial Analysis
> The University of Arizona
> Tucson, AZ
> http://www.casa.arizona.edu
> 
> Glen Gunsalus wrote:
> 
> > I'm new to grass, but experienced in UNIX/Linux.   Any pointers for solving
> > this problem?
> >
> > RH 6.1, gnome, grass install from  grass5beta5_linuxbin_tar.gz on a 233MHz
> > IBM thinkpad, 64Mb RAM
> >
> > Installed without error, grass starts up ok (using spearfish data),
> > tcltkgrass starts ok
> > but I can't get a monitor window to open - either from tcltkgrass or
> > command line in grass.
> >
> > >From command line:
> >
> > 'd.mon start=x'  yields: "can not allocate any read/write color cells"
> > subsequent '^C' yields: "Problem selecting x0. Will try once more"
> > one more '^C' exits to grass prompt.
> >
> > from tcltkgrass toolbar:
> >
> > an attempt to start monitor yields a d.mon window containing
> > the message "can not allocate any read/write color cells" and prevents any
> > other
> > action from the tcltkgrass toolbar until the d.mon window is dismissed.
> >
> > ----
> > Glen L. Gunsalus, Ph.D.   Telephone: (212) 327-8757
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