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Pictures App on CDE Desktop doesn't work

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by cromwoli » Tue Mar 10, 2026 9:08 am » in OpenVMS-Compatible Hardware » x86-64

Using the latest January 2026 version(V923-3) distribution to boot up my virtual VMS system on my Linux Mint Latop, I find that when I start the CDE...

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problems using GIT

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by joukj » Tue Mar 10, 2026 6:13 am » in Software and Layered Products » Others

Hi

I tried the new git product (2.44-1C on V9.2-3 and 8.4-2L3). But my first test failed:

$ git clone
Cloning into 'tree-sitter-python'......

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Help needed with Integrity system EFI

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by mberryman » Mon Mar 02, 2026 3:25 pm » in OpenVMS System Management » Installation and Configuration

The SAN here was recently reconfigured and now an Integrity system can no longer see its system disk. I figured I could get into the EFI Shell to fix...
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weird behaviour of NFS client after upgrade to TCPIP V6.0

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by joukj » Thu Jul 11, 2024 2:56 am » in OpenVMS System Management » Networking

HI all,

I Upgraded from HP TCPIP 5.7 to VSI TCPIP V6.0-25 on both AXP V8.4-L1 as IA64 V8.4-L3. After the upgrade the NFS client gets some weird...

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VMS/XDE Beta version 2026.03

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by aleksandr.krupnov » Fri Mar 06, 2026 10:26 am » in Software and Layered Products » VMS/XDE

New version of VMS/XDE beta kit version 2026.03 is released (only full version is available )
Updated installation and configuration guide is...

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DECnet task to task communication

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by rkelly » Tue Mar 03, 2026 12:47 pm » in OpenVMS System Management » Networking

Can a channel to a remote DECnet node be opened with the SYS$QIOW system service use DECnet task to task communication.
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macOS Tahoe removed keys and ciphers needed to access VMS

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by vaxman » Wed Mar 04, 2026 3:45 pm » in Miscellaneous » Offtopic

I finally accepted to update my Mac with the latest MacOS called Tahoe.

Tahoe has the latest ssh which has removed the keys and ciphers needed to...

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SFTP logins hung on Satruday morning, interactive SSH still worked

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by korkko » Mon Jan 12, 2026 7:13 am » in VMS Software Inc. » General OpenVMS Questions

ON Saturday morning 10-jan, I was notified about unable to WINSCP/ SFTP to a server.
SSH interactive was fine. I could not spot anything. Even...
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%RMS-F-BUG, fatal RMS condition (FFFFFFFA), process deleted

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by mgdaniel » Sat Feb 21, 2026 8:57 pm » in OpenVMS V9.x » x86 Porting

The (FFFFFFFA) is a meaningless status value.

No process (AFAICT) is deleted, certainly not the reporting process. The full OPCOM message is...
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Is there a terminal characteristic for Unicode

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by jonesd61@pobox.com » Mon Feb 23, 2026 9:45 pm » in VMS Software Inc. » General OpenVMS Questions

In the SQLite forum, Dr. Hipp warned that the next version of the SQLite shell will display results using 'box' mode by default. This mode uses...
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