Thanks John, Works like a champ....well almost. Slow as grass growing. Remember I work for the state...WinNT and a dog of a processor....Oh Well. Jim
-----Original Message----- From: McKown, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 7:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: How to use X-Cygwin > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Gregg, Jim > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: How to use X-Cygwin > > > I have finally gotten a full install of Suse Linux9 loaded in > a Native LPAR > and booted OK. I can connect using SSH and have tried X-Win32 > to connect > using Xwindows OK. I work for a state agency and can not > spend the money > needed to buy X-Win32 and it has expired. So, I have been > trying to use > X-Cygwin but find the doccumentation poor and can not get > past having a > blank screen with an X for a cursor. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Jim Jim, I use Cygwin's X server on my Win2K system at work. The "blank screen with an X cursor" is what they call the "root screen". On my system, there is a big X in the W2K "tray". If you right-click on that, you should see an option called "hide root window". If you have that checked the "blank screen" is not displayed. What I do then is use PuTTY on W2K to connect to my Linux host system. I set up the parameters on Connection/SSH/Tunnels in PuTTY, checking the "Enable X11 forwarding". I also set the "X display location" to "localhost:0". Your Linux host must be set up in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" to allow X11 forwarding (X11Forwarding yes). After I connect, I get a bash shell. I can then do something like "xterm &" and an xterm appears on my W2K system. You can also use the Cygwin ssh command. I think it would be "ssh -X [EMAIL PROTECTED]", but I cannot remember off-hand. You can pick up PuTTY, for free, at: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ HTH -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
