[GRASSLIST:7492] RE: Newbie having trouble starting GRASS...

[Tom Colson]

Check to insure that your video system is working, particularly tcl/tk and
X11 and/or Xorg. Just because you can see a mouse pointer doesn't mean it's
working. If you're using tcl/tk 8.4, downgrade to 8.3.  


Thomas Colson
North Carolina State University
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
(919) 673 8023
tom_colson at ncsu.edu

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-GRASSLIST at baylor.edu [mailto:owner-GRASSLIST at baylor.edu] On
Behalf Of Landon Blake
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 1:21 PM
To: GRASS mailing list
Subject: [GRASSLIST:7490] Newbie having trouble starting GRASS...

I'm having some trouble getting GRASS fired up. I am new to Linux and GRASS,
so I appreciate your patience with my efforts to get GRASS running
successfully.

I'm running Debian Sarge, and I've installed GRASS 6.0.0.

I followed the direction in the GRASS tutorials, and set up the following
folder to hold my GRASS Databases/Data:

/home/linuxuser/GRASS/GRASSDATA

When I start GRASS, I enter the following information in the "Database:"
text box of the dialog:

/home/linuxuser/GRASS/GRASSDATA

I then click the "Create Location From ESPG", and enter the appropriate ESPG
code.

GRASS then automatically shutsdown.

When I restart GRASS, I select the following information in the dialog:

Location: New Location
Map Set: PERMANENT

I then click the "Enter GRASS" button.

When I do so the splash screen displays, and after waiting a few seconds I
see "done" in the top right corner of the splash screen. However, the splash
screen disappears and nothing else happens. Alt-Tab does not bring up any
minimized or hidden windows.

What am I doing wrong?

Am I supposed to see something after the splash screen displays.

Thanks,

Landon