Hi Brad - I had the exact same problem, I guess it's a very common problem.
Check out the following (new) GRASS FAQ:
http://www.laum.uni-hannover.de/iln/grass/grass42/grass_faq.html
hope this helps,
Arndt Buhlmann
GIS Analyst,
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences,
University of Alberta
-----Original Message-----
From: BRAD ROBBINS <ROBBINS.BRAD@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV>
To: grass@cecer.army.mil <grass@cecer.army.mil>
Date: Friday, July 10, 1998 5:35 PM
Subject: d.mon error
I'm running GRASS on my NT box from my Linux box via Hummingbird's Exceed
X Windows system. However, I am
unable to open a monitor with d.mon. The error message is as follows.
X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
Major opcode of failed request : 78 (X_CreateColormap)
Serial number of failed request: 268
Current serial number in output stream: 269
Please start graphics monitor <x0>
Error - Graphics monitor <x0> not running!
Problem selecting x0 will try once more.I've set my env DISPLAY variable to the NT box and set the xhost varible on
the Linux box to the NT which I thought
would fix the problem but alas....
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers, Brad
Bradley D. Robbins, Ph.D.
Ecologist (541)867-4026
voice
Coastal Ecology Branch (541)867-4049 fax
WED/NHEERL US EPA robbins.brad@epa.gov
2111 SE Marine Science Center Drive
Newport, OR 97365