*My* problem in this situation turned out to be that the XDMCP session from Solaris needed Solaris fonts which are not available by default on Cygwin/XFree86.
I solved my problem by having my XWin use the font server on the Solaris box: XWin -from "$MyPC" -query "$SolarisBox" -fp tcp/$SolarisBox:7100 & Alternatively, there are publicly-available font conversion programs which would allow you to convert the Solaris fonts into Cygwin/XFree86 fonts and install them on your PC. This is not nearly as easy as using a font server, however. -D. --------------------- David Dawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 703-367-3885 > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Genisio [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 6:39 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Problem with Solaris > > Take a look at your .xsession-errors file on the solaris machine AFTER > your > loging fails. There is probably something wrong with your .xinitrc or > .xsession files. Possibly go downt to minimal files there, and try again? > But > the .xsession-errors very often will give you a hint in that case. > > Brian > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Stuart > > > > Are you connecting to a Solaris 2.8 system? > > > > I have exactly the same problem on 2.8, but can connect to Solaris > systems > > running 2.6 without any errors. > > > > Matthew Codd > > > > > > > > > > > > > Stuart Gaunt > > > > > <sgaunt@softwright To: > > "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > .co.uk> cc: > > > > > Sent by: Subject: Problem with > > Solaris > > cygwin-xfree-owner > > > > > @cygwin.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 27/03/02 18:31 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I'm trying to get cygwin/xfree working using XDMCP from Solaris (on > > sparc), > > >but all I get is a black screen with an egg-timer. > > > > > >It works fine using XDMCP from a Linux host. > > > > > >Using X-Win32 on the same PC works fine to Linux AND Solaris. > > > > > >Under X-Win32, when I first connect I get the black egg-timer window, > then > > >almost immediately I get the CDE login prompt. > > >Under cygwin/xfree, I get the black egg timer, but no prompt. The > > egg-timer > > >follows my mouse around, so there is obviously some X stuff going on, > but > > >not quite enough. > > > > > >Any ideas ????? > > > > > >Thanks > > >Stuart > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® > http://movies.yahoo.com/