Hi, yes. xterm.
tried xeyes. it works. Well, I have been through this so many times I might have easily messed up something or not done something. Thank You kindly for the help and the suggestion. -e xx I am putting together a mail with all of the relevant information ldd strace history of commands and such. If nothing else when someone else has this issue they may have a source of info. xx On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 15:49 +0100, Thomas Volkmann wrote: > And from that same commandline (what are you using?) you can start > other programs like xterm or xeyes or whatever without a problem? > If so, I have absolutely no clue what could be going on. If you get > the same error something Xauthority related seems to be fxxxed (in > that terminal at least) and I would recommend googling in that > direction. > > > Eric Gunther <egunt...@warwick.net> hat am 15. Januar 2013 um 15:37 > geschrieben: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > Same error either way. > > > > Thanks, > > > > -e > > > > > > On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 15:16 +0100, Thomas Volkmann wrote: > > > Are you trying to run Softimage as root (which you shouldn't do) > or is > > > the error the same no matter if root or regular user? > > > > > > > > > > Eric Gunther <egunt...@warwick.net> hat am 15. Januar 2013 um > 15:01 > > > geschrieben: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Thomas, > > > > > > > > Just tried again, > > > > > > > > Logged in as root > > > > > > > > Yes using csh > > > > > > > > -to start lmgrd -c 'license file' > > > > > > > > -to start /usr/Softimage/Softimage_2011/Applcation/bin/xsi > > > > > > > > Yes used csh to Install, although I could try again. ( take a > bit > > > though ) > > > > > > > > I cannot see if there is SE-Linux on this system or not. I have > > > checked out all > > > > the administration facilities in YAST and couldn't find any > specific > > > reference > > > > to SE-Linux, > > > > > > > > > > > > There are many facilities for Administration (security policy, > login > > > enviroment, boot) > > > > although none specifically mention SE-Linux. > > > > > > > > I would have to do more searching... > > > > > > > > a quick look, it seems as though SE-Linux is not used in > opensuse. > > > > > > > > > > > > OpenSuse I have found to be the best overall system for me > after > > > various distros. Previously > > > > I had tried Fedora because I saw that it was supported (by SI) > but > > > had difficulty then as well. > > > > So, because I use the system for other stuff also, and I have a > > > windows installation of SI, I moved on > > > > in terms of linux OS. > > > > > > > > Thank You, > > > > > > > > -e > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 14:19 +0100, Thomas Volkmann wrote: > > > > > You are using a c-shell and did so during installation? > > > > > What graphic-card/driver are you running? > > > > > SE-Linux is disabled? > > > > > Why Suse? > > > > > > > > > > cheers, > > > > > Thomas > > > > > > > > > > > Eric Gunther <egunt...@warwick.net> hat am 15. Januar 2013 > um > > > 14:00 > > > > > geschrieben: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Konstatin, > > > > > > > > > > > > I think so too. (display problem) > > > > > > > > > > > > I CAN run other programs but I think it is likely that they > > > were > > > > > > properly installed using the YAST program, and that > something > > > was > > > > > not > > > > > > specified (by me) at installation. > > > > > > > > > > > > I logged in as root, rather than su-c or sudo. No dice. > > > > > > > > > > > > thank you, > > > > > > > > > > > > -e > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 02:56 +0000, Konstantin Levinski > wrote: > > > > > > > It is a display problem, I suspect it is not specific to > XSI. > > > Can > > > > > you run any graphical program (firefox, for example) from the > > > same > > > > > prompt? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Another possibility here is that you might be trying to > run > > > XSI as > > > > > root. Can you try starting XSI as a normal user? This is how > it > > > should > > > > > be run, anyway. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > > > > > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of > > > Eric > > > > > Gunther > > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 3:47 AM > > > > > > > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > > > > > > Subject: Re: installing on opensuse64 12.1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank You very much for the reply:: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *me*@*here*:/usr/Softimage/Softimage_2011/Application/bin> ./xsi > > > > > > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > > > > > > > Xlib: No protocol specified > > > > > > > > > > > > > > xset: unable to open display ":0" > > > > > > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > > > > > > > Xlib: No protocol specified > > > > > > > > > > > > > > xset: unable to open display ":0" > > > > > > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > > > > > > > Xlib: No protocol specified > > > > > > > > > > > > > > xset: unable to open display ":0" > > > > > > > hostname: Name or service not known > > > > > > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > > > > > > > Xlib: No protocol specified > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > > > > > > > Xlib: No protocol specified > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cannot open X display ":0". > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *me*@*here*:/usr/Softimage/Softimage_2011/Application/bin> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -e > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 2013-01-12 at 14:39 -0500, Stephen Blair wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There's always an error in the setup log. > > > > > > > > What happened when you tried to run XSI? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's a thread about installing on linux (fedora > mostly) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/xsi_list/_oBqQwXZKAw/discussion > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 12/01/2013 2:26 PM, Eric Gunther wrote: > > > > > > > > > I want to install > > > > > > > > > Autodesk_Softimage_2011_English_Linux_64bit_r1.tar.gz > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > on opensuse 12.1, but have not been successful. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there someone who can provide me generic step by > step > > > > > > > > > installation tips? Or a link/hint for them > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have looked at the InstallGuide on the wiki, and > googled > > > a > > > > > bit, > > > > > > > > > but to no avail. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the last time I tried I logged on as root and tried > the > > > > > installation... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > as root(csh) I ran setup and the end of the resulting > log > > > > > reads as > > > > > > > > > follows. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > failed: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Running: [(cd /usr/Softimage/Softimage_2011/;export > > > > > > > > > SI_HOME=/usr/Softimage/Softimage_2011/;export > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > MWHOME=/usr/Softimage/Softimage_2011/Application/mainwin/mw;export > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > MWREGISTRY=/usr/Softimage/Softimage_2011/Application/registry;export > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > PYTHONPATH=/usr/Softimage/Softimage_2011/Application/bin;export > > > > > > > > > > PYTHONHOME=/usr/Softimage/Softimage_2011/Application/bin; > > > > > > > > > ${MWHOME}/bin-amd64_linux/mwperl > > > > > ${MWHOME}/scripts/mwgeneric.pl > > > > > > > > > Application/bin/mwpython > > > > > > > > > Application/bin/win32com/axscript/client/pyscript.py) > > > > > >& /dev/null] > > > > > > > > > Error during the installation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have asked about this before, so If this sounds > familiar > > > it > > > > > > > > > probably is... I have used blender for a while since, > and > > > soft > > > > > on > > > > > > > > > windows when I get the opportunity. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for any help, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -e > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > some people are particularly preoccupied with being the > > > biggest > > > > > fish in a small pond. I would rather be a small strong fish > in > > > the > > > > > ocean > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > some people are particularly preoccupied with being the > biggest > > > fish > > > > > in > > > > > > a small pond. I would rather be a small strong fish in the > > > ocean > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > some people are particularly preoccupied with being the biggest > fish > > > in > > > > a small pond. I would rather be a small strong fish in the > ocean > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > some people are particularly preoccupied with being the biggest fish > in > > a small pond. I would rather be a small strong fish in the ocean > > > > -- some people are particularly preoccupied with being the biggest fish in a small pond. I would rather be a small strong fish in the ocean
