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Date:      Mon, 14 Sep 1998 13:59:03 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Konrad Heuer <kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: XFree 3.3.2 Problems
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9809141357580.7387-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980914111735.1805A-100000@gwdu60.gwdg.de>

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On Mon, 14 Sep 1998, Konrad Heuer wrote:

> 
> Some weeks ago I moved from 2.2.2-R to 2.2.6-R w/ XFree 3.3.2. I've a #9
> I128 card on one system and a Virge DX board on another system and use the
> corresponding servers. Now there are some strange problems I *never*
> observed before.
> 
> For example:
> 
> I start the server by startx and cannot start netscape (says
> `bad atom' or `invalid window parameter' (twm, olwm or qvwm make no
> difference - seems to be independent of window manager). With a little bit
> luck after starting X a few times I may get a situtation where it works.

Do you have 'options SYSVSHM' compiled into your kernel?

What are the messages from the X server itself?

> I like to use the Magic Cookies for client authentification. After
> generating a cookie with xauth it will work for a while, but after a few
> hours the server begins to deny access. I've to generate a new cookie.
> 
> In general, the problems are worse with the I128 card.
> 
> I'm interested in other peoples experiences with FreeBSD and XFree 3.3.2. 
> Maybe someone already knows about bugs in XFree 3.3.2?

Works fine here.  I'd suggest using ssh if you're trying to run programs
from a remote machine to appear on a local display; ssh takes care of
transferring the xauth information for you.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major


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