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gdmsetup - doron David Suna wrote: > I am running gdm so I found /etc/gdm/gdm.conf and changed Enable=false > to Enable=true under the xdmcp section. Now when I start the X server > on cygwin it seems to start and the restart immediately with no login > displayed. > > David Suna > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: > >> Hi David, >> >> Allow me to take a guess: in the upgrade process, your XDMCP settings >> have been removed and/or replaced with a default configuration. >> >> Please modify the file /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess and restart your X. The >> instructions should be there and should be pretty simple. >> >> Thanks, >> Hetz >> >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 4:46 PM, David Suna >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I recently upgraded my Ubuntu system from 6.10 to 8.04. Before the >>> upgrade >>> I was able to log in to X windows both locally and from my Windows >>> box using >>> Cygwin. Now I am able to log in locally but the system doesn't seem >>> to be >>> answering to X windows queries (either broadcast or -query >>> hostname). Any >>> pointers on how I can debug this? >>> >>> On a separate issue. I have dosemu installed and on the Windows box I >>> installed a font called vgah. To use dosemu locally on the machine >>> (until I >>> can get the XDCMP problem solved) I need to install this font on the >>> Ubuntu >>> machine. Anyone have clear pointers on how to install this font on >>> Ubuntu? >>> Will installing this font also make it available to someone who >>> ssh's into >>> the machine? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> -- >>> David Suna >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> ================================================================= >>> To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >>> the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command >>> echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please don't send me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html P Save a tree...please don't print this e-mail/ / ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
