[13939] in Athena Bugs
sun4 7.7T:strange workstation behavior
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Shin-I Alice Wang)
Fri Oct 20 18:39:51 1995
To: bugs@MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 18:39:43 EDT
From: Shin-I Alice Wang <ecila@MIT.EDU>
System name: w20-575-111
Type and version: SPARC/Classic 7.7T
Display type: cgthree
What were you trying to do?
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Just normal email [xmh] and emacs. I didn't use webster
a few times but I don't know if that is the problem.
What's wrong:
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Random things would show up on my console sometimes and I don't
know where it is from. I also cannot user finger functions
athena%finger
finger: error opening /etc/utmpx
but znol works well so I don't think it is a zwgc problem. I even tried
to xhost -dmark@athena.mit.edu. That is just an in-the-dark shot
sice I really don't know what's wrong.
Here's the list from my console session:
15:43 Athena Workstation (SUN4m) Version 7.7T Thu Aug 10 11:36:48 EDT 1995
15:43
15:43 91% of the disk quota on /mit/ecila has been used.
15:43
15:43 Setting up environment...
15:44 set_keymap: Command not found.
15:44 Starting mwm window manager...
15:44 Starting the Athena Dashboard...
15:44 Creating initial xterm window...
15:44 Running standard startup activities...
15:44 You have 7 messages (124297 bytes) on PO6.MIT.EDU.
15:44 Running custom startup activities listed in ~/.startup.X...
15:44 [1] 23385
15:47 starting maker ...
15:47 maker: Using /mit/frame_v4.0/distrib/sun4m_53/fminit
15:47 maker: Warning - Could not allocate the number of target colors specified by
15:47 Maker.targetColorCube resource. Using a value between the minimum
15:47 and target size of color cube. For more information, see "Color
15:47 mappings" in the online manual "Changing Setup Files."
15:48 maker: Starting FrameMaker 4. Copyright (c) 1986-1994 Frame Technology Corp.
15:48 maker: Finished loading
15:51 fmprintdr.ps: Using /mit/frame_v4.0/distrib/sun4m_53/fminit
15:57 Fuffle (fuh' ful) - v. To assume, when dining out, that you are making
15:57 things easier on the waitress by using the phrase "when you get a chance..."
15:57 /afs/athena.mit.edu/user/d/m/dmark/dotfiles/.bkgrnd2: Permission denied.
16:14 Reled (ree led') - v. To reset all the digital clocks in the household
16:14 following a power failure.
16:14 /afs/athena.mit.edu/user/d/m/dmark/dotfiles/.bkgrnd2: Permission denied.
16:31 Finnage (fin' aj) - n. The act of watching your money swallowed up as
16:31 your groceries ride the conveyor belt at the supermarket.
16:31 /afs/athena.mit.edu/user/d/m/dmark/dotfiles/.bkgrnd2: Permission denied.
16:47 Mustgo - n. Any item of food that has been sitting in the
16:47 refrigerator so long it has become a science project.
16:47 /afs/athena.mit.edu/user/d/m/dmark/dotfiles/.bkgrnd2: Permission denied.
17:04 Pajangle (pah jan' gul) - n. Condition of waking up with your pajamas
17:04 turned 180 degrees.
17:04 /afs/athena.mit.edu/user/d/m/dmark/dotfiles/.bkgrnd2: Permission denied.
17:21 Snackmosphere (snak' moh sfeer) - n. The empty but explosive layer of air
17:21 at the top of a potato chip bag.
17:21 /afs/athena.mit.edu/user/d/m/dmark/dotfiles/.bkgrnd2: Permission denied.
17:37 Grisknob (grisd' nahb) - n. The end of a chicken drumstick which
17:37 always gives the appearance of having more chicken on it.
17:37 /afs/athena.mit.edu/user/d/m/dmark/dotfiles/.bkgrnd2: Permission denied.
17:54 Hydralation (hi dra lay' shun) - n. Acclimating oneself to a cold
17:54 swimming pool by bodily regions: toe-to-knee, knee-to-waist,
17:54 waist-to-elbow, elbow-to-neck.
17:54 /afs/athena.mit.edu/user/d/m/dmark/dotfiles/.bkgrnd2: Permission denied.
18:11 Snackmosphere (snak' moh sfeer) - n. The empty but explosive layer of air
18:11 at the top of a potato chip bag.
18:11 /afs/athena.mit.edu/user/d/m/dmark/dotfiles/.bkgrnd2: Permission denied.
18:27 Busblender (bus' blend dur) - n. The device at the front of the bus
18:27 that tosses your fare around for a while, then swallows it.
18:27 /afs/athena.mit.edu/user/d/m/dmark/dotfiles/.bkgrnd2: Permission denied.
What should have happened:
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Finger should have worked and the console should not be spewing out random
things every so often.
Please describe any relevant documentation references:
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N/A
