Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 13:27:30 -0400 From: "Brian J. McGovern" <bmcgover@cisco.com> To: "Corey Snow" <corey@snowpoint.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X Windows question Message-ID: <200207091727.g69HRUkI000476@bmcgover-pc.cisco.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 09 Jul 2002 13:17:36 EDT."
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> > On 9 Jul 2002, at 10:34, Brian J. McGovern wrote: > > > > > > I have a FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE box, with which I'd like to tinker with > > > > X. However, I don't want to use the box itself for viewing, but a > > > > Windows X Server (Cygwin with XFree86). > > > > > > > > Do I have to install the entire XFree system, or can I just install > > > > an X window manager and be done with it? I'm not sure how to get > > > > started. If I just wanted to use the FreeBSD box itself for display > > > > as well as running programs, this would be easy. > > > > > > > > Thanks for any assistance, > > > > > > > > Corey Snow > > > > > > On the FreeBSD side, it should be as easy as setting DISPLAY to the Win dow > s > > > box, and then running the application. > > > > > > On the windows side, you may need some extra effort to set up authentic ati > on > > > and the like. I think, overall, it took me about 40 seconds to get thin gs > > > working, but I have a decade of experience using X, and know what all t he > > > errors mean. > > > > > > > I should have been more clear- I can accomplish this much, or I did > > after some experimentation. I'm familiar with this much about X and > > have used it in several other environments. > > > > In this case, however, I'd like to have my FreeBSD box not run the X > > server at all, but only run the X clients and the window manager, > > using my Cygwin install as an X server, which I have working already. > > I'd like to use XDMCP to access the FreeBSD machine, get a login > > prompt and start using a Gnome desktop (or maybe KDE, I don't know > > which one I prefer). > > > > Thanks for your answer, > > > > Corey Snow > > > > Oh... XDMCP. Should have mentioned that up front... :) > > Most of the stuff you want will be in /usr/X11R6/lib/xdm. First thing you'll > want to do is comment out the line in Xservers for :0, to turn off the local > X management (unless you want to keep it). > > At this point, you should be able to start xdm, and get management via a > direct broadcast to the FreeBSD system. However, if you want to broadcast... > > > Next, edit xdm-config. The last line of the current file is > DisplayManager.requestPort. As the comment says, comment it out. You then > should be able to broadcast and use the chooser. > > Its been awhile since I've played with these pieces, but it should be pretty > easy to get going. > > -Brian One last missed tidbit. You also have to edit Xaccess to allow your access method to work (all, indirect queries, broadcasts, etc...). I believe I have configured my local systems to do exactly what you're trying, and these couple of edits was all it took to make '/usr/X11R6/bin/X -query <hostname>' work from my Win2K box w/Cygwin to my recently installed 4.6. -brian To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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