[rescue] Picked up an IBM / Tadpole RS6000/N40, xinit hangs system.

[Ian Finder]

Ok... I can only run xinit from the local console- and when I do so,
it hangs but my remote console still responds. Being an AIX noob,
where are the logs I should be looking at.

On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Barry Callahan <barryc at rjlsystems.com> wrote:
> Start by hanging a serial console off the thing, so when the console locks
> up you can still interact with the machine and investigate?
>
> Or put the thing on your network?
>
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> On 9/7/2014 4:33 PM, Ian Finder wrote:
>>
>> Recently picked this up, but running X or startx or xinit causes the
>> system console to hang / freeze completely.
>>
>> Any good ideas on how to diagnose/fix?
>> I'm not an AIX guy :(
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> - Ian
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