Re: ssh -X woes

2004-11-15 Thread linux
Thanks - a quick edit of sshd_config as suggested has sorted it out. M >> It has `xauth` but in a different place... >> >> ~$ which -a xauth >> /usr/bin/X11/xauth >> >> SO what else may I need to set up? > > Does the server accept X forwarding (i.e. does /etc/ssh/sshd_config have > "X11Forwarding

Re: ssh -X woes

2004-11-15 Thread Frank Gevaerts
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 10:58:23AM -, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It has `xauth` but in a different place... > > ~$ which -a xauth > /usr/bin/X11/xauth > > SO what else may I need to set up? Does the server accept X forwarding (i.e. does /etc/ssh/sshd_config have "X11Forwarding yes") ? Frank

Re: ssh -X woes

2004-11-15 Thread linux
It has `xauth` but in a different place... ~$ which -a xauth /usr/bin/X11/xauth SO what else may I need to set up? > michael wrote: >> sorry about the wrong subject, initially. >> i should also have said that DISPLAY is not set on the remote machine >> (using ssh -X) >> > > Make sure that the re

Re: ssh -X woes

2004-11-14 Thread Roberto Sanchez
michael wrote: sorry about the wrong subject, initially. i should also have said that DISPLAY is not set on the remote machine (using ssh -X) Make sure that the remote machine has /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth (from the xbase-clients) package installed. Without it you will not be able to setup the DISPLA

ssh -X woes

2004-11-14 Thread michael
sorry about the wrong subject, initially. i should also have said that DISPLAY is not set on the remote machine (using ssh -X) --- Begin Message --- Folks - a quite one... With ssh on my Debian server I do not seem to be able to tunnel X back to the client (however, from the client I can successf

Re: X woes (testing)

2001-10-25 Thread Mark Carroll
Do you have a /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99xfree86-common_start with exec "$REALSTARTUP" in it? If so, remove the " -- Mark

X woes (testing)

2001-10-25 Thread martin f krafft
i updated a lot of testing a while ago, and i usually don't restart or even shut down/restart X, so i just noticed this and can't really say why or whether it has to do with testing or my own stupidity. my xdm loads, but when i log in, i get the following in ~/.xsession-errors: fishbowl:~> cat ~/

Re: Kernel 2.4.x woes

2001-09-09 Thread dman
On Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 02:09:10AM -0700, der.hans wrote: | Am 08. Sep, 2001 schw?zte Rajesh Fowkar so: | | > What is this initrd ? Why it is required when kernel boots without it ? | | It's required for the kernel-image-2.4.x packages because they're being | built with initrds. Actually, it's be

Re: Kernel 2.4.x woes

2001-09-09 Thread der.hans
Am 08. Sep, 2001 schwäzte Rajesh Fowkar so: > What is this initrd ? Why it is required when kernel boots without it ? It's required for the kernel-image-2.4.x packages because they're being built with initrds. Actually, it's because the module for the filesystems are in the initrds and not built

Re: Kernel 2.4.x woes

2001-09-08 Thread der.hans
Am 08. Sep, 2001 schwäzte dman so: > If you compile your kernel without initrd support then you don't need > an initrd. The stock kernels need the initrd AFAIK. (Well, I didn't > get it to work without it) We keep saying stock kernels. It should be pointed out that we mean the kernel-image* pac

Re: Kernel 2.4.x woes

2001-09-08 Thread dman
On Sat, Sep 08, 2001 at 10:53:19PM +, Rajesh Fowkar wrote: | Matt Jones saw fit to inform me that: | >>>| Could you please explain straightforwardly, step by step how you | >>>| compiled your kernel? | > | >Make sure you enable initrd when you are doing the xconfig. It is not | >something tha

Re: Kernel 2.4.x woes

2001-09-08 Thread Rajesh Fowkar
Matt Jones saw fit to inform me that: >>>| Could you please explain straightforwardly, step by step how you >>>| compiled your kernel? > >Make sure you enable initrd when you are doing the xconfig. It is not >something that stands out greatly and I missed it a few times. After >enabling the init

Re: Kernel 2.4.x woes

2001-09-07 Thread Matt Jones
From: dman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user CC: Ross Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4.x woes Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 13:44:32 -0400 On Fri, Sep 07, 2001 at 05:40:01PM +, Vittorio wrote: | Ross Burton [debian-user] <06/09/01 21:45 +0100>: | > Hi, |

Re: Kernel 2.4.x woes

2001-09-07 Thread dman
On Fri, Sep 07, 2001 at 05:40:01PM +, Vittorio wrote: | Ross Burton [debian-user] <06/09/01 21:45 +0100>: | > Hi, | > | > After noticing (thanks!) that kernel 2.4.x uses an initrd image I | > managed to make it boot my Sid systems. | > | I wonder if you can help me. | | In a previous post of

Re: Kernel 2.4.x woes

2001-09-07 Thread Vittorio
Ross Burton [debian-user] <06/09/01 21:45 +0100>: > Hi, > > After noticing (thanks!) that kernel 2.4.x uses an initrd image I > managed to make it boot my Sid systems. > I wonder if you can help me. In a previous post of mine I've detailed the problems I met in compiling kernel 2.4.9 but none t

Re: Kernel 2.4.x woes

2001-09-06 Thread dman
On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 09:45:37PM +0100, Ross Burton wrote: | Hi, | | After noticing (thanks!) that kernel 2.4.x uses an initrd image I | managed to make it boot my Sid systems. | | 1. Why does it wait for 5 seconds? ("wait 5 seconds or press enter for a | shell")? No idea, but I'd like it if m

Kernel 2.4.x woes

2001-09-06 Thread Ross Burton
Hi, After noticing (thanks!) that kernel 2.4.x uses an initrd image I managed to make it boot my Sid systems. 1. Why does it wait for 5 seconds? ("wait 5 seconds or press enter for a shell")? 2. I got an error about an incorrect cramfs magic number, is this critial? 3. How do I get devfsd to wo

Re: X woes....

2001-02-10 Thread SquadBoy
This is , I assume, where anXious asks to autodetect the card. It can't detect alot of cards. Click past it finish the install (Go with simple). Then just set the card up usind xf86config and of cource xvidtune to get the modlines just right. Works with the TNT2 and I get the same error from an

Re: X woes....

2001-02-10 Thread kmself
on Tue, Feb 06, 2001 at 02:37:13PM -0500, Dale Kosan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I have a quick question, while trying to install Debian 2.2r2 on my Toshiba > Satellite I get as far as X set-up and get "video card not supported" I > checked to see wich version comes with the above release and it i

X woes....

2001-02-06 Thread Dale Kosan
I have a quick question, while trying to install Debian 2.2r2 on my Toshiba Satellite I get as far as X set-up and get "video card not supported" I checked to see wich version comes with the above release and it is 3.3.6-11potato15 .Checking xfree's website I find the Rage Mobility listed, wich is

Re: X woes

1999-04-25 Thread James M . Mastros
On Sun, Apr 25, 1999 at 12:20:51PM +0100, David Leal wrote: > I also tried to change the config like this > > XkbKeycodes "xfree86" > XkbTypes "default" > XkbCompat "default" > XkbSymbols"en_US(pc105)+pt" > XkbGeometry "pc(pc105)" or "pc(pc101)" or "pc(pc102)" > > and I get no er

X woes

1999-04-25 Thread David Leal
I'm having some problems with xfree86. I can't put my portuguese keyboard working as it should. The layout is ok but the dead keys don't work. I went to the symbols directory and altered the pt file so that the dead keys work (substitued asciitilde, asciicircum, etc... for dead_tilde, dead_circum

[marwin@localbar.com: Re: X woes (potato)]

1999-02-07 Thread Alan Eugene Davis
This is the same message I got. I "fixed" this by using a former version of /etc/X11/Xsession - Forwarded message from Björn Elwhagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - > /etc/X11/Xsession: [: sh: binary operator expected > What is wrong? That's what I want to know. Alan -- Alan E. Davis

Re: X woes (potato)

1999-02-04 Thread Björn Elwhagen
On Thu, Feb 04, 1999 at 05:30:33AM -0600, Björn Elwhagen wrote this: > I get the exact same error-message as you do but i weren't able to solve > your the problem your way. This is the change i did accordning to my > interpretation of you fix. > > 47: ;; > 48:default) > 49: ;; > > I do

Re: X woes (potato)

1999-02-04 Thread Björn Elwhagen
On Wed, Feb 03, 1999 at 01:39:55PM -0600, Mike Merten wrote this: > I had the same problem... check your ~/.xsession-errors file. It > probably indicates a syntax error in the /etc/X11/Xsession file > at line 47. I added a line immediately before the 'default)' case > containing ';;' and everyt

Re: X woes (potato)

1999-02-04 Thread Josef Moffett
helps Cheers JOE -- > From: Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: X woes (potato) > Date: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 8:32 PM > > After yesterdays X update to 3.3.2.3a-9 my system wanted to run xdm (I > previously didn't

Re: X woes (potato)

1999-02-03 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Mike Merten wrote: > On Wed, Feb 03, 1999 at 09:32:47AM -0700, Bob Nielsen wrote: > > After yesterdays X update to 3.3.2.3a-9 my system wanted to run xdm (I > > previously didn't use xdm). However, whenever I would log in, it would > > immediately return to the login screen.

Re: X woes (potato)

1999-02-03 Thread Mike Merten
On Wed, Feb 03, 1999 at 09:32:47AM -0700, Bob Nielsen wrote: > After yesterdays X update to 3.3.2.3a-9 my system wanted to run xdm (I > previously didn't use xdm). However, whenever I would log in, it would > immediately return to the login screen. I decided to remove xdm, but now > when I try to

Re: X woes (potato)

1999-02-03 Thread Peter Granroth
On Wed, Feb 03, 1999 at 09:32:47AM -0700, Bob Nielsen wrote: > After yesterdays X update to 3.3.2.3a-9 my system wanted to run xdm (I > previously didn't use xdm). However, whenever I would log in, it would > immediately return to the login screen. I decided to remove xdm, but now > when I try to

X woes (potato)

1999-02-03 Thread Bob Nielsen
After yesterdays X update to 3.3.2.3a-9 my system wanted to run xdm (I previously didn't use xdm). However, whenever I would log in, it would immediately return to the login screen. I decided to remove xdm, but now when I try to run X using startx, I get the gray screen and cursor (the window man