[CentOS] Remote X connection to CentOS 5.5 using Xming -ac

2010-06-15 Thread Alexander Farber
Hello, I've rented a dedicated root server (SR7 at strato.de) and would like to run qemu at it, but get the error: # qemu -hda install.img -cdrom install47.iso -boot d Could not initialize SDL - exiting It seems that I have to establish X connection, so I've installed Xming at my WinXP laptop

Re: [CentOS] Remote X connection to CentOS 5.5 using Xming -ac

2010-06-15 Thread Brian Mathis
If you setup X11 forwarding in PuTTY, then double-click on a saved putty session, it will clear out the X11 forwarding and use the settings from the saved session (no X forwarding). If X forwarding is properly enabled, you should not have to set the DISPLAY variable on the remote side. You don't

Re: [CentOS] Remote X connection to CentOS 5.5 using Xming -ac

2010-06-15 Thread Alexander Farber
Hello Brian, On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Brian Mathis brian.mat...@gmail.com wrote: If you setup X11 forwarding in PuTTY, then double-click on a saved putty session, it will clear out the X11 forwarding and use the settings from the saved session (no X forwarding).  If X forwarding is

Re: [CentOS] Remote X connection to CentOS 5.5 using Xming -ac

2010-06-15 Thread Les Mikesell
On 6/15/2010 2:10 PM, Alexander Farber wrote: Hello, I've rented a dedicated root server (SR7 at strato.de) and would like to run qemu at it, but get the error: # qemu -hda install.img -cdrom install47.iso -boot d Could not initialize SDL - exiting It seems that I have to establish X

Re: [CentOS] Remote X connection to CentOS 5.5 using Xming -ac

2010-06-15 Thread Les Mikesell
On 6/15/2010 2:32 PM, Alexander Farber wrote: Hello Brian, On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Brian Mathisbrian.mat...@gmail.com wrote: If you setup X11 forwarding in PuTTY, then double-click on a saved putty session, it will clear out the X11 forwarding and use the settings from the saved

Re: [CentOS] Remote X connection to CentOS 5.5 using Xming -ac

2010-06-15 Thread Alexander Farber
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com wrote: Is something in your .profile or .bashrc clearing your DISPLAY variable?  When I log in with putty with the X forwarding box checked I get a DISPLAY variable set automatically (you can see it with 'env') that isn't set

Re: [CentOS] Remote X connection to CentOS 5.5 using Xming -ac

2010-06-15 Thread Alexander Farber
grep -rw DISPLAY /etc/ doesn't set anything either... So, when connecting via SSH/PuTTY, then the DISPLAy should be set to localhost:10.0 by SSH, correct? Regards Alex On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Alexander Farber alexander.far...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Les

Re: [CentOS] Remote X connection to CentOS 5.5 using Xming -ac

2010-06-15 Thread Brian Mathis
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Alexander Farber alexander.far...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Brian, On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Brian Mathis brian.mat...@gmail.com wrote: If you setup X11 forwarding in PuTTY, then double-click on a saved putty session, it will clear out the X11 forwarding

Re: [CentOS] Remote X connection to CentOS 5.5 using Xming -ac

2010-06-15 Thread Bowie Bailey
Alexander Farber wrote: On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com wrote: Is something in your .profile or .bashrc clearing your DISPLAY variable? When I log in with putty with the X forwarding box checked I get a DISPLAY variable set automatically (you can see it

Re: [CentOS] Remote X connection to CentOS 5.5 using Xming -ac

2010-06-15 Thread Les Mikesell
On 6/15/2010 2:56 PM, Alexander Farber wrote: grep -rw DISPLAY /etc/ doesn't set anything either... So, when connecting via SSH/PuTTY, then the DISPLAy should be set to localhost:10.0 by SSH, correct? Yes - that's mostly magic done by sshd when the client requests forwarding. I think