Hi,

using SSH Version 1.2.26 [i586-unknown-linux] on my linux laptop I
can't run an xterm on the remote side with the display on my laptop. 
Remote protocol version 1.5, remote software version 1.2.26.

I always get the error message

Error: Can't open display: gigi:11.0
Error: Couldn't find per display information

with gigi being the remote system, running SINIX 5.44 (a SVR4
Clone). According to a Sinix note in the docs, I put 

xserver0        6000/tcp
xserver10       6010/tcp
xserver11       6011/tcp
xserver12       6012/tcp
xserver13       6013/tcp
xserver14       6014/tcp

in /etc/services and HUPed inetd. The problem persists.

Trussing the remote sshd gave me (after having called the xterm):

6965:   close(3)                                        = 0
6965:   open("/dev/X/server.11", O_RDWR, 02)            Err#2  ENOENT
6965:   xstat(2, "/dev/X/Nserver.11", 0x000000007FFEE8E4) Err#2  ENOENT
6965:   xstat(2, "/dev/spx", 0x000000007FFEE870)        Err#2  ENOENT
6965:   open("/dev/X11R", O_RDWR, 01)                   Err#2  ENOENT
6965:   open("/usr/lib/X11/XtErrorDB", O_RDONLY, 01012300010) Err#2  ENOENT
6965:   getuid()                                        = 201  [ 0 ]
6965:   getuid()                                        = 201  [ 0 ]
6961:   poll(0x000000007FFED1C8, 5, -1)                 = 1
6961:   time()                                          = 922736324
6961:   read(13, " E r r o r :  ", 16384)               = 7

Here seems to be the point where the xterm dies.

The current contents of /dev/X is as follows:

gigi:/dev/X>>> ll
Gesamt 8
 16411 drwxrwxrwx   2 root     root         512 M�r 29 21:50 .
  8252 drwxr-xr-x  25 bin      bin         2048 M�r  5 12:11 ..
 12343 crw-rw-rw-   2 root     tty      112,  1 M�r 29 21:50 server.0
 16441 prw-rw-rw-   1 root     root           0 Okt 30  1996 Nserver.0
  8819 crw-rw-rw-   2 root     sys      129,  2 M�r 30 21:35 X.null

Obviously I'm missing something.

Any hints highly appreciated.

Kind regards

Gerd

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