RE: Two problems with X

["Jonathan Primeau" <Jonathan at integrationnewmedia dot com>]

Hi José,

Check the following FAQ, the answer is obviously there...

http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-xfree-faq.html#q-solaris-fonts

The FAQ says:

4.10. Why does Cygwin/XFree86 not display the XDM login prompt on Solaris when I try to open an XDMCP session with a remote Solaris machine?

See also Q: 4.11. and Q: 6.16.

[David Dawson] For whatever reason, certain versions of Solaris need fonts that are not provided by Cygwin/XFree86; the result is that you may see the Solaris background tile and the hourglass cursor, but the XDM login prompt will never appear. The simplest solution is to point Cygwin/XFree86 at the font server that is usually running on the Solaris machine. You'll need a command line similar to the following to start your XDMCP session and to connect to the Solaris font server:

XWin.exe -query solaris_hostname_or_ip_address -fp tcp/solaris_hostname_or_ip_address:7100 

Note: The -fp parameter is a general X Server parameter, it is not specific to Cygwin/XFree86; therefore, the -fp is documented in the X Server documentation. For additional information about fonts, see Fonts in XFree86.

The standard port number for a font server is 7100, however, you may need to ask your system administrator what the font server port number is if you cannot connect to a font server on port 7100. It is also possible that your Solaris machine is not running a font server, in which case you will need to consult your Solaris documentation for instructions on how to run a font server.

Hope this helps,
Jonathan Primeau

> -----Original Message-----
> From: José Antonio Moreno Zamora [mailto:joseanmo@unex.es]
> Sent: October 16, 2003 11:28 AM
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: Two problems with X
> 
> 
> I am trying to connect to Sun WS from an PC with XP and cygwin throug
> typical "X -query remote_ws -from local_ws"
> I don't obtain any message with error, but the remote login screen doesn't
> appear, changing resolution and depth the maximum I have got is to see the
> waiting clock from CDE mouse.
> When I star X in local mode and connect by telnet exporting display from
> remote machine, I can start perfectly the apps, my problem is only with X
> -query mode.
> I have read a lot of questions and answer about this problem but I can
> solve
> it. Anyone can help me?
> Other question:
> To access to a machine with SSH and "X -query" which steps I must do? I
> have
> seen the option "ssh -X -l user remote_ws", but to obtain whole desktop?
> Thanks in advance.
> Josan M.