From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jul 9 7:34:20 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C47B37B400 for ; Tue, 9 Jul 2002 07:34:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rtp-msg-core-1.cisco.com (rtp-msg-core-1.cisco.com [161.44.11.97]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5868B43E4A for ; Tue, 9 Jul 2002 07:34:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bmcgover@bmcgover-pc.cisco.com) Received: from goblet.cisco.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rtp-msg-core-1.cisco.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g69EYkfq023575; Tue, 9 Jul 2002 10:34:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bmcgover-pc.cisco.com (bmcgover-pc.cisco.com [161.44.149.69]) by goblet.cisco.com (Mirapoint) with ESMTP id ABK26068; Tue, 9 Jul 2002 10:34:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bmcgover-pc.cisco.com (localhost.cisco.com [127.0.0.1]) by bmcgover-pc.cisco.com (8.12.3/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g69EYCEr085925; Tue, 9 Jul 2002 10:34:13 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bmcgover@bmcgover-pc.cisco.com) Message-Id: <200207091434.g69EYCEr085925@bmcgover-pc.cisco.com> To: "Corey Snow" Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: X Windows question Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 10:34:12 -0400 From: "Brian J. McGovern" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > 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 Windows box, and then running the application. On the windows side, you may need some extra effort to set up authentication and the like. I think, overall, it took me about 40 seconds to get things working, but I have a decade of experience using X, and know what all the errors mean. O'Reilly & Associates has an excellent set on X, and you'll want volume 3 and 8 (User's Guide and Administrators Guide). I picked my set up for about $15(US) per book, back when rumor had it they were going to stop printing them, and the bookstores were unloading them. Then, prices shot back up, I assume because ORA decided they were still in demand. Prices after that have been between $30 and $50 per book (US), but worth every penny. -Brian To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message