I am at runlevel 5. I'll answer any stupid question in the hopes it leads me to an answer and/or better understanding! -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mark Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 19:31 To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: Problem with X server Wiedemann, Shane CIV NAVAIR wrote: > So this problem is most likely user error; none the less... Ok, stupid question #1: what runlevel are you at, 3 or 5? mark > I have some software (only one other place has this software) that to > view video windows that the software tries to pop up, you need to use > the following command to get it to display: > "software_name -display hostname", or at least that is what I am told. > I have inserted my hostname where it says "hostname" and verified with > "uname" that my hostname is correct. I am not connecting to a remote > machine, am not on a network and am running the software on a > stand-alone machine. The vendors of the software do connect remotely, > I believe, and they can pop video display windows just fine. Whenever > I run the software, I get a message that says "Unable to connect to x > server". > I currently have the DISPLAY variable set to ":0.0" and this seems to > be fine for opening programs, such as NEdit. Any other setting (even > "hostname:0.0") and I cannot start programs such as editors and other > programs that open in a separate window. I get errors that say "can't > open display" and the like. > > When I run the software, if I leave out the command "-display hostname" > all video rendering is done behind the scenes, i.e., I can't view it. > I have tried replacing "hostname" with all of the following: > hostname:0.0 > :0.0 > hostname:0 > localhost > localhost:0.0 > localhost:0 > > Any clues? -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
