From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 13 22:27:05 2005 Return-Path: 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 0092316A56D for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2005 22:27:05 +0000 (GMT) Received: from symler1.mail.eds.com (symler1.mail.eds.com [207.169.189.141]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4204243D2D for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2005 22:27:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from siegfried.pietralla@eds.com) Received: from symlir1.mail.eds.com (symlir1.mail.eds.com [192.85.216.71]) j0DMR1Bp013772; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 09:27:02 +1100 Received: from symlir1.mail.eds.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) j0DMQvHn029650; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 09:26:57 +1100 Received: from ausym000.apac.corp.eds.com ([134.251.177.117]) j0DMQvUt029645; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 09:26:57 +1100 Received: by ausym000.apac.corp.eds.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) id ; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 09:27:04 +1100 Message-ID: From: "Pietralla, Siegfried P" To: questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 09:26:53 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable cc: 'Richard Morse' Subject: RE: How to use X without installing X? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 22:27:05 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20 > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of=20 > Richard Morse > Sent: Friday, 14 January 2005 07:37 > To: Daniel S. Haischt > Cc: questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: How to use X without installing X? >=20 >=20 > On 13 Jan 2005, at 2:15 PM, Daniel S. Haischt wrote: >=20 > > simply try to export/set the DISPLAY variable before > > installing any additional software. > > > > setenv DISPLAY foo.bar.com:0.0 > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > | > > Your actual X-Server -=B4 >=20 > Hi! I tried this (I had to use xhost first on my local machine), and = > it sort of works. I get a lot of errors about fonts, and the Oracle=20 > installer keeps throwing various java exceptions and not doing=20 > anything, but I don't know if that's because of problems with the=20 > installer or the X connection. The font errors I get are: >=20 > Font specified in font.properties not found=20 > [--symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific] >=20 > if you have any idea what I'm missing that would solve this... >=20 > Thanks muchly, > Ricky hi ricky, this is the way to go - you definitely don't need anything X related on = the server - I've just done this recently ( albeit with hpux and reflection = X ). the install notes should tell you what version of java you need and = that should help you fix up those errors. the font thing I can't help you = with - perhaps you just need to install a font with those properties? or make = sure all your fonts are on the right path / list / whatever ? also, you could just use another X server - do you have a different = working unix workstation ( sgi, sun, hp, etc )? or even a p.c. running = reflection X or exceed. but note that I can't get cygwin to work for me - I only get about a quarter of the initial installer screen to show up so I have to = kill it - although it's still worth a quick try if you have a windows box. hth, siegfried.