On 22 Aug 2001 19:01:25 -0700, Jason Majors wrote: > Whenever I try to run something from an Eterm or xterm I get this error: > xmms: can't open display (null) > But my display is set to "sabertooth:0.0". (The correct name). > I've changed it to "localhost:0.0", "127.0.0.1:0.0", and "192.168.1.2:0.0". > None > of them work. I tried running "xhost +". > The strange thing is I can run them from the enlightenment menu just fine.
What shell are you running in eterm (bash/csh/tcsh?) you should be doing: does your .bash_profile or .bashrc set your DISPLAY to something else? These are all local connections right? export DISPLAY=sabertooth:0.0 or sabertooth.fullyqualified.domainname right? --mike
