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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:	DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:	See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:	STAR::VATNE

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:	Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3726
Total number of notes:	19516

2032.0. "DECW-W-NODEVICE error" by CRBOSS::LEMONS (And we thank you for your support.) Thu Jan 11 1990 19:01

    I didn't see any note talking about this, and I'm at the hair-pulling
    stage, so . . .
    
    I have a VAXstation 3200 on which I just installed VMS V5.3.  During
    the installation, I requested that ALL of DECwindows be installed.
    When the system boots, the last lines that appear in the startup
    dialogue are:
    
    	%DECW-W-NODEVICE, No graphics device found on this system.
    	-DECW-I-NODECW, DECwindows graphics drviers will not be loaded
    
    And yet, this exact same hardware boots into a VMS V5.3 cluster and
    starts DECwindows without a problem.  VAX-VMS and DECNET PAKs are in
    place and current on my stand-alone disk.  Except for this two above,
    the system boots without errors.
    
    What am I missing?
    
    Thanks!
    tl

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2032.1	Sysgen parameter - WINDOW_SYSTEM = 1 ?	BOMBE::MOORE	BaN CaSe_sEnSiTiVe iDeNtIfIeRs!	`Thu Jan 11 1990 19:06`	1

2032.2	But, but, I assumed . . .	CRBOSS::LEMONS	And we thank you for your support.	`Fri Jan 12 1990 15:22`	1
	er, that was it.
2032.3	Bug in installation procedure???	ALLVAX::BEERMAN	Charlie Beerman	`Sat Jan 13 1990 11:47`	12
	I had the same thing happen to me this week. I installed VMS5.3/DW2.0 on a clean new VS3100. During the installation, I could have sworn I answered a question about the default window system, and I could have sworn I answered it "DECwindows". But my MODPARAMS.DAT had WINDOW_SYSTEM=0 in it! Is this perhaps a bug in the VMS 5.3 installation procedure? Or an error in the VMS 5.3 installation guide? I specifically remember reading a step in the installation guide that says the system will ask you for the default window system. I assumed that the installation procedure would set the SYSGEN parameter accordingly.