GRASS graphics monitor problem

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From: udfa615@bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk
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Subject: GRASS graphics monitor problem
Message-ID: <1993Oct7.131345.1106@bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk>
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 93 13:13:45 BST 01:00:00 +0000 (GMT)
Organization: King's College London
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Hi,

I am trying to run grass4.0 on a SUN sparc IPX, and cannot
get the graphics monitor work properly. It keeps giving me
the following message:

  GRASS 4.0 > d.mon start=x0
  Graphics driver [x0] is already running
  Error - Could not complete locking process for monitor <x0>.
  Lock file is /applications/grass4.0/locks/dolphin/:0.0/x0
  Problem selecting x0. Will try once more
  ERROR - eof from graphics monitor.

I wonder if any of you had this problem before. It would be greatly
appreciated if anyone can give me a hint how to fix it.

X. Shao

King's College London
Dept. of Geography
udfa615@bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk

UDFA615@bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk (UDFA615@bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk) writes on 7 Oct 93:

GRASS 4.0 > d.mon start=x0
Graphics driver [x0] is already running
Error - Could not complete locking process for monitor <x0>.
Lock file is /applications/grass4.0/locks/dolphin/:0.0/x0
Problem selecting x0. Will try once more
ERROR - eof from graphics monitor.

I wonder if any of you had this problem before. It would be greatly
appreciated if anyone can give me a hint how to fix it.

try 'rm /applications/grass4.0/locks/dolphin/:0.0/x0' and
start over.

--Darrell

P.S. consider an upgrade to 4.1