can't open d.mon window using 5beta_linux

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.

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Glen L. Gunsalus, Ph.D. Telephone: (212) 327-8757
The Population Council Facsimile: (212) 327-8839,-7678
1230 York Avenue E-Mail: glen@popcbr.rockefeller.edu
New York, NY 10021 G-Gunsalus@popcbr.rockefeller.edu

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
The Population Council Facsimile: (212) 327-8839,-7678
1230 York Avenue E-Mail: glen@popcbr.rockefeller.edu
New York, NY 10021 G-Gunsalus@popcbr.rockefeller.edu

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
> The Population Council Facsimile: (212) 327-8839,-7678
> 1230 York Avenue E-Mail