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The IBM 9000 at UCLA runs an IBM proprietary program called GDDMX
which is able to plot IBM GDDM graphics on 'any' X terminal.  This
works on our Sun4's and NCD X-terminals.  However when I try to
use this program to plot graphics on our DECStation 5000/200 running
ULTRIX 4.3a I receive an error.  Enclosed is a copy of my original
letter to our local IBM graphics consultant and her response.  Since
the program works on the other systems, we both think it is a DEC
problem.  Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

Please E-mail any responses to hansen@physics.ucla.edu


************ my original inquiry ************************************** 
> Date:    Thu, 02 Sep 93 15:30 PDT
> To:      Joan Slottow               
> From:    "John D. Hansen"          
> Subject: GDDMX graphics on a DECstation (viz2.physics.ucla.edu)
>
> Joan, I am currently trying to use GDDMX graphics on a
> Dec station 5000  (viz2.physics.ucla.edu).  What happens
> is the window comes up, and then is cleared and I receive
> the following error message in my terminal window.
>
>  *************************************************************
> X Error:  BadAlloc
>   Request Major code 53 ()
>   Request Minor code 0
>   ResourceID 0x100012
>   Error Serial #71
>   Current Serial #72
> AFB240I VABEX : ABEND CODE IS: SYSTEM 000, USER 104.
>         VABEX : SCB/SDWA=0016A408
>         VABEX : IO CONTINUED. PSW=078D020080A ENTRY  POINT=000F110.
>         VABEX : REGS 0 - 3 002025D8 00000068 00000000 801AC0B6
>         VABEX : REGS 4 - 7 001AB54C 04FCC994 80D70014 001ABFA4
>         VABEX : REGS 8 -11 00000000 00201E58 001AC064 FFFFFFF
>         VABEX : REGS 12-15 001AB510 00202548 801AC0E4 001AB568
>         VABEX : FRGS 0 & 2 4E800000 000000FD 42FDE800 00000000
>         VABEX : FRGS 4 & 6 42FDE800 00000000 42FF0000 00000000
>         VABEX : ABEND IN MODULE ?UNKNOWN.
>         VABEX : DATA AT PSW ADDR(001AB574) = 41100068 0A0D4110 00670A0D
> TRACEBACK OF CALLING ROUTINES; MODULE ENTRY ADDRESS = 0000F110.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>  MAIN (0000F110) CALLED BY OPERATING SYSTEM.
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
> READY
> *********************************************************************
>
> Does this mean anything to you? If so please help.  Thanks,
> John Hansen (IBC6JDH) (hansen@physics.ucla.edu)
 
************ consultants response ***********************************
Date:    Fri, 03 Sep 93 08:20 PDT
To:      John Hansen
From:    jes                        
Subject: two error messages
 
According to the X book  BadAlloc means "The server fails to allocate the
requested resource."
A resource is something like a background or forground color, a font,
a geometry.  I have no idea how to figure out the numbers in the
message.
In the second message 104 means you did not have enough memory.
try logging onto tso with a larger size.
joan