Index: db.scm
==================================================================
--- db.scm
+++ db.scm
@@ -259,11 +259,11 @@
 					       (string->number (args:get-arg "-override-timeout"))
 					       136000))))
 	(handle-exceptions
 	 exn
 	 (begin
-	   (debug:print 0 "ERROR: problem accessing test db " work-area ", you probably should clean and re-run this test"
+	   (debug:print 2 "ERROR: problem accessing test db " work-area ", you probably should clean and re-run this test"
 			((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
 	   (set! db (sqlite3:open-database ":memory:"))) ;; open an in-memory db to allow readonly access 
 	 (set! db (sqlite3:open-database dbpath)))
 	(sqlite3:set-busy-handler! db handler)
 	(if (not dbexists)

Index: utils/mt_xterm
==================================================================
--- utils/mt_xterm
+++ utils/mt_xterm
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+MT_TMPDISPLAY=$DISPLAY
 if [ -e megatest.sh ];then
   source megatest.sh
 fi
+export DISPLAY=$MT_TMPDISPLAY
 
 if [ x"$MT_XTERM_CMD" == "x" ];then
   exec xterm "$@"
 else
   exec $MT_XTERM_CMD