On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 06:53:29PM +0200, Rene Engelhard wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sjoerd Simons wrote:
> > When logging in with ssh -X on a remote machine i can't start ooffice, but
> > other X apps work fine. In the example output localhost:14.0 is the dummy
>
> it works fine here. i386 -> i386, and i386 -> alpha -> i386 though...
>
> > address that ssh -X creates.
> >
> > <([EMAIL PROTECTED])-{pts/7}-{Linux 2.6.8-rc3-spring}-(11:50:36)>
> > }*-> echo $DISPLAY
> > [~]
> > localhost:14.0
> > <([EMAIL PROTECTED])-{pts/7}-{Linux 2.6.8-rc3-spring}-(11:52:22)>
> > }*-> DISPLAY=localhost:14.0 ooffice
> > [~]
> > Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
> > X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such
> > operation) Major opcode of failed request: 128 (XFree86-DRI)
> > Minor opcode of failed request: 1 ()
> > Serial number of failed request: 12
> > Current serial number in output stream: 12
>
> OpenOffice.org checks what X it is running on supports (XRender etc.).
>
> This does not seem to work when architecture connecting from is not the
> architecture where you connect to.
>
> What is the arch of the box you are connecting to? Also powerpc?
Sorry for not being clear, i'm connection to a powerpc box from an i386. I've
tried some combinations:
X server | ooffice box | result
i386 | ppc | failure
i386 | sparc | no problem
ppc | i386 | no problem
Also note that openoffice is trying to probe the extensions on the wrong
display!
Sjoerd
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