I was (AIX 4.2.1 NV 4.1) able to fix this problem by recompiling the bitmap
files on my machine.

Type: ovw -config > /tmp/ovconf.out  --(I'm not sure if you have to be in
the bitmap directory or not)

The ovconf.out file will show you the output of your compilation. This will
tell you if one bitmap failed. None failed when I did it but it did stop the
problem from happening again.



        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Rob Rinear [SMTP:robr AT DIRIGO DOT COM]
        Sent:   Friday, September 18, 1998 3:30 PM
        To:     NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
        Subject:        Re: Error message on startup

        Basically, there is a corrupt or zero length bitmap file in your
bitmaps
        directory.  If you are particularly interested in Optivity, I've
installed
        v8.1 twice recently and got this problem...turns out that the file
        baynet_baystack-150.38.m file is missing (the corresponding .p file
is
        there).  I simply copied the baynet...250.38.m file to 150.38.m and
all
        seems well.


        -----Original Message-----
        From: Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView et
        alia [mailto:NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU]On Behalf Of Steven Valente
        Sent: Friday, September 18, 1998 11:57 AM
        To: NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
        Subject: Re: Error message on startup


        Hello,

        For those of us who do not have the guide handy, can someone please
        paraphrase this reference?

        Regards,
        Steve Valente
        Bay Networks
        Optivity Unix Support


        At 09:37 AM 9/18/98 +1000, Khaya Florida wrote:
        >check out netview v5 diagnosis guide pA-44.
        >
        >Florida...
        >
        >Florida Khaya
        >fkhaya AT woolworths.com DOT au
        >Ph: 9843 1213
        >
        >> -----Original Message-----
        >> From: Mogamat Kahaar [SMTP:mogamat AT SNSCON.CO DOT ZA]
        >> Sent: Friday, September 18, 1998 12:37 AM
        >> To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.ucsb DOT edu
        >> Subject:      Error message on startup
        >>
        >> Hi There,
        >>
        >> Every time I start up the netview GUI I get the following error
messag:
        >>
        >> "Error during reading background file.
        >> Press OK."
        >>
        >> PS: I have checked the /nv6000.log file and it is empty. All
Netview
        >> functionality is there. It's just that this message is extremely
        >> annoying.
        >>
        >> Please help ...
        >>
        >> Thanx a million in advance.
        >>
        >> Mogamat