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From: Craig Ringer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 08/05/03 05:47 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [XFree86] Black screen when running X
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> >>I'm running RH9 (Dell Latitude C800) trying to connect
>>to Solaris 9(Ultra 10) system through X.
>>
>>command from linux box to the sun box.
>>
>>X :1 -query sunbox
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>>problem: all I get is a black screen and a cursor.
I'd say your XDMCP server on your Sun box is not listening to requests,
rejecting requests from that host, or perhaps there are network issues.
RH9 uses a black background by default on XFree86 instead of the
stippled grey you're probably used to, so if you get a black background
and cursor then your X server is loading fine.
Make sure you can ping the target host, and check the remote host's logs
for indications of rejected connections. Most likely this is more of a
remote host connectivity/configuration issue than an XFree86 issue.
I've used XDMCP queries from RH9 to SCO OpenServer, so I can confirm
that XFree's XDMCP querying is at least somewhat well behaved. Hell,
it'll deal with OpenServer
'luck
Craig Ringer
>I'm not familiar with the "-query" switch. But a black
> screen and cursor is all you're expected to get when you
> run "X". I think you want "startx -- :1"
It runs an XDMCP query - the easy way of getting a remote graphical
login screen. Commonly used by thin clients etc, to make the X server
behave like an old-style xterm.
Craig Ringer
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When I try it with the startx command, the screen flash and give me this output.
startx -- :1 -query sunbox
XFree86 Version 4.3.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.3.0-2)
Release Date: 27 February 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-3bigmem i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 27 February 2003
Build Host: porky.devel.redhat.com
Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.20-18.9 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.2.2 20030222
(Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)) #1 Thu May 29 07:08:16 EDT 2003
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.1.log", Time: Tue Aug 5 11:06:07 2003
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
IBM ITSX95
Color, Single, TFT
(EE) R128(0): [dri] DRIScreenInit failed. Disabling DRI.
gnome-session: you're already running a session manager
waiting for X server to shut down
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