Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 04:01:27 -0700 From: "Loren M. Lang" <lorenl@alzatex.com> To: Joshua Lewis <joshua.lewis@prideindesign.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: gnome2 over an ssh2 connection Message-ID: <20050420110127.GH4192@alzatex.com> In-Reply-To: <BE89DB22.430%joshua.lewis@prideindesign.com> References: <BE89DB22.430%joshua.lewis@prideindesign.com>
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--EemXnrF2ob+xzFeB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Apr 18, 2005 at 09:46:10PM -0700, Joshua Lewis wrote: > I connect to my FreeBSD system from a PowerBook and was wondering (mostly > for fun) if I can run Gnome2 or KDE or something within a Terminal > connection on my PowerBook. Yes, but you need an X server for your power book. Apple has a copy of XFree86 available on their website, I'd recomend installing it. >=20 > I can manage my FreeBSD system fine from a CLI but thought it would be fun > to run Gnome or KDE. Yea, you could run a whole Gnome or KDE desktop over ssh, but it might be a little slow. I'd recommend using VNC or running a local KDE or Gnome desktop on the powerbook and only remote the apps you need to. >=20 > Is what I am mentioning even feasible? Right now after following the > handbook for installing gnome2 (5.7.1.2 Installing GNOME) I startx and get > an error Fatal server error: > xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O. You can't run startx over ssh. startx is used to start the X server and the initial clients, but you need the X server to run on the power book where the mouse and keyboard is, not the freebsd box. That's why you need to install X on the power book. All the clients like the KDE desktop and xsolitaire can be run off of the freebsd box, but the X server is the program that access the display, mouse, and keyboard and so it has to run on the machine your in front of. >=20 > If I am just loony let me know otherwise if what I am trying to do is > feasible I will ask the gnome mailing list. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" --=20 I sense much NT in you. NT leads to Bluescreen. Bluescreen leads to downtime. Downtime leads to suffering. NT is the path to the darkside. Powerful Unix is. Public Key: ftp://ftp.tallye.com/pub/lorenl_pubkey.asc Fingerprint: CEE1 AAE2 F66C 59B5 34CA C415 6D35 E847 0118 A3D2 =20 --EemXnrF2ob+xzFeB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCZjaHbTXoRwEYo9IRAleAAJ4jyvm1qPVci4eIMQ9dG5XXOd0KWACeM4dX aqLoTvdG+nbFcF6Pr1iYUiU= =awpz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --EemXnrF2ob+xzFeB--
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