> On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 04:18:48PM +0100, Marcel Stangenberger wrote: > . . . > > so i assume X is working on the server now (i don't have a monitor on the > > server) but i'm not getting a login prompt on my Exceed :( > > > > the xdm.log is empty so there are no errors reported by xdm. > > xdm is started properly from /etc/ttys > > > > i also rechecked the xdm config files (Xaccess, Xsession, xdm-config and > > others) and they are still correct. > > Whoops. I thought that the X server and the client were on the same machine. > I apologize. > > The X server is the machine with the monitor. If there are two > different machines, then it looks as if the problem is with the > Exceed. That is where you need to look for locks and protection > issues. Make sure that you have run the xhost command (or the > equivalent on the Exceed) so that the Exceed allows clients running > on the FreeBSD machine (such as xdm and xterm) to display on the > screen of the Exceed. >
I've tried reinstalling exceed but that didn't help. I disabled the xhosts so that it will allow any client to display but that doesn't help either. I've also tried using X-Win32 on this system (and on my laptop) but that doesn't work either. It's very odd..... Marcel To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
