| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
JumboAg
Apprentice
Joined: 03 Mar 2007
Posts: 209
Location: Dallas, TX
|
 Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:05 am Post subject: Using a gentoo pc to connect to a Sun Solaris X environment |
 |
|
I've got an Ultra 60 sitting around that I want to be able to pull full X windows desktops back to my gentoo machine from. On a PC, I'd install either Hummingbird Exceed or use cygwin. I'm trying to figure out the equivalent to connect to the Sun box using Gentoo. (Basically using XDMCP).
I can get the Sun Xwindows login screen, but I cant get in (Sun side squaks on a font issue).
Any suggestions? I was using Xnest -ac -query <server> :1 |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
nobspangle
Veteran
Joined: 23 Mar 2004
Posts: 1318
Location: Manchester, UK
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| One possibility is to use vnc, I know it's not what you're trying to do, it's what I do on the sunfire at work when I really need a desktop. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
JumboAg
Apprentice
Joined: 03 Mar 2007
Posts: 209
Location: Dallas, TX
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I've kinda-sorta figured it out. If I launch X as root, I can get it working. Guess its a permissions thing buried somewhere... I can live with it... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
manaka
Apprentice
Joined: 23 Jul 2007
Posts: 178
Location: Spain
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Maybe your X server is lacking one of the fonts needed by Solaris apps... If that is the case, you can try running a xfs server on your Sun machine (xfs stands for X Font Server). Make sure the xfs server listens on TCP sockets (by default it only listens on UNIX sockets).
Once configured, you can try in a virtual console (Ctrl+Alt+F2)...
| Code: |
X -fp tcp/ultra60:7100 -query ultra60 :1
|
This will launch an Xserver with display number 1. The font path will include your Solaris xfs (substitute "ultra60" with your hostname or IP). You will need XDMCP (it seems you already have it  ).
AFAIK, Xnest has some issues with fonts (some interactions between the real server and the nested one regarding fonts). So it's better if you try first launching a real X server.
I am curious about this setup. Just tell if it works  .
Javi.
_________________
Javier Miqueleiz
"Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World, and it will one day return there." |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
JumboAg
Apprentice
Joined: 03 Mar 2007
Posts: 209
Location: Dallas, TX
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I'm using "X -ac -query <server> :1" launching it from a regular xterm window and it's putting the session on virtual desktop #8 (1-6 cmd line, 7 is xwindows) It wont work as a non privileged user, but if I launch X as root its working fine. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Networking & Security
