Hi Kurt, When I connect from Windows to a remote Solaris machine using exceed, does X need to run on both my machine and the Solaris box. Which is client and which is server? I heard X has a reverse client-server concept. Then from solaris, my application logs into a AS 400 (mainframe) machine and does updates. For this, I need to have the X process running on the Solaris. Does this X on Solaris come-into-picture when I connect from my Windows workstation to this Solaris? Another thing I want to confirm is that this X needs some video memory to run. This can either be provided by a Video Card, if I have it in my system, OR by installing the XVFB (X Virtual Frame Buffer). The difference between the two will be that I launch X in the first case and Xvfb in the second case. So Xvfb is also a complete X? There is also a ":1" parameter in the processes shown below- /usr/openwin/bin/X :1 -dev /dev/fb0 -nobanner Xvfb :1 -shmem -fbdir /u02/redoak_out I want to know what does ":1" and ":0" mean. Can there be a ":2" also? This ":1" and ":0" is tied to the DISPLAY variable on the Solaris. What exactly is this relation? Thanks for your help, Newbie. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kurt Wall <kwall@kurtwerks.com> Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 21:23:47 -0400 To: newbie@XFree86.Org Subject: Re: [Newbie]New to X > Scribbling feverishly on May 28, technical questions managed to emit: > > Hey guys, > > > > I am completely new to this X thing. But had heard a lot about it and now NEED to know it. > > So the following questions follow - > > > > Whats X's primary purpose? (What am I missing without X? What will I gain with X?Why should I know X?) > > Without X, you don't have a graphical interface. That's not entirely true, > but X is by far the most commonly used GUI for *nix. You don't have to > have X to use *nix, but it really helps. > > > Does X come into picture in Unix-based systems only AND/OR only when Windows interfaces with Unix based systems? (X is completely out of picture when in a completely windows based network/systems?) > > X has been implemented on all major operating systems, and many minor > ones. You don't need X to work with a *nix system because command line > utilities (telnet or ssh, for example) work just fine. You don't need X in > completely Windows-based network. > > > Where can I get a good resource starting with X fundamentals (server/client etc) and going upto xvfb and the DISPLAY variable of the solaris etc? > > I'm not quite sure I understand what you're asking here. If you just need > to learn how to use an X-based system, any Linux or BSD system with an X > installation should be sufficient. > > Kurt > -- > Be different: conform. > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > -- _______________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Email.com http://www.email.com/?sr=signup
