While this is definitely a syntax issue, it isn't a problem. I read through the source code that instanciates the Xrm resources from the xdm-config file. Of interest is the section that checks for the first non-whitespace character on a line. If the character is a !, it is immediately treated as a comment and the rest of the line is ignored.
If the first character is a #, Xrm interprets the next token as a directive. The only supported directive by Xrm is #include. So this seems to point to the problem. However, in the Xrm code, if the next token isn't "include", it will read to the end of the line and ignore the entire line. Aha! you might say. After thinking perhaps xdm doesn't specify a default port and therefore it will assign 0 to the port number, I then went back and reread the xdm code. The default value for the incoming request port is 177. So that's not the failure. If it doesn't get a specific Xrm resource for "DisplayManager.requestPort" from the config file, it assigns 177 as the resource for DisplayManager.requestPort. Your thinking was along the lines of mine. Unfortunately we're both wrong in this instance. ------------------------------ On to the rest of the problem. If the thin client IP address isn't specified in /etc/dhcpd.conf, it wouldn't really matter in the long run, provided the DHCP server is providing an address on the specified network. Really basic questions here: 1) Is GDM running on the server? 2) Do you a firewall enabled on the server? 3) If a firewall is enabled, are you allowing inbound port 177 requests and outbound port 6000 activity from the server? ------------------- Dave Fenwick > > Op dinsdag 15 maart 2005 18:52, schreef Søren Haagerup: > > > I have a problem with only getting a gray screen and a cursor, when > > > booting up my LTSP-client .. Neither XDM or GDM shows up.. I > tried all > > > guides available, and still no luck - hopefully you can find > something I > > > forgot.. > > > > > > All my config files are uploaded here: > http://gawis.dk/soren/config-files/ > > > > At a glance; I think you're missing the thin client ip number > assignment in > > the dhcp.conf file. This should be one from /etc/hosts. > > > > -- > > Richard Bos > > Without a home the journey is endless > > I think this line in xdm-config: > > #DisplayManager.requestPort: 0 > > should be > > !DisplayManager.requestPort: 0 > > as "!" is a/the comment char in xdm-config and I doubt that "#" also > acts as a comment char. > > Horst Prote > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&opÌk > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&op=click _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
