I made it run as user but  still not working

 Regards,

Divya Subramanian


On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Eike Lantzsch <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tuesday 29 April 2014 06:28:25 Eike Lantzsch wrote:
> > On Tuesday 29 April 2014 15:30:23 Divya Subramanian wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I want to run  .mp4 files using smplayer on a13-olinuxio board. I
> > > have installed debian on it. But whenever I run the file on
> > > terminal I get this
> > >
> > > No protocol specified
> > > smplayer: cannot connect to X server :0
> > >
> > >
> > > Please help
> > >
> > >  Regards,
> > >
> > > Divya Subramanian
> >
> > are you running smplayer as root?
>
> Divya answerd "yes" to this Q off-list.
>
> Divya:
>
> There is your problem. Run it as a user, provided there IS an X-server
> up and well. In that case you better use an X-terminal instead of a
> console. I don't know if by "terminal" you mean a console or an X-
> terminal.
> If there is no X-server than you need to install one.
> You are using the VGA output, aren't you?
>
> Further: To maintain a readable flow of Q-A-Q-A please don't top-post
> when the reply you get is posted below your post. Also please reply to
> list so everybody can follow the discussion. In some cases a personal
> reply off-list is appropriate but use it with discretion.
>
> Kind regards and I wish you success
> Eike
>
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