Can anyone please explain to me how to set up a remote X server? I
have a X server on my Windows machine and I want to run some X apps
from my blind Linux box. Any idea what I should do? If anyone cares to
help, what information will you need? TIA.


Peter Popov
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Peter Popov wrote:

> Can anyone please explain to me how to set up a remote X server? I
> have a X server on my Windows machine and I want to run some X apps
> from my blind Linux box. Any idea what I should do? If anyone cares to
> help, what information will you need? TIA.
>

Well, if your Windows machine is named "flakeybox", then you'd telnet to
your remote box and do the following (assuming you're using the bash
shell):

export DISPLAY=flakeybox:0.0
x-povray foo.ini +D +SP128


Of course, the Windows X-server has to be set to accept connections from
your remote box. Once you have authorization on the X-server and then set
DISPLAY on the remote box (via export or setenv or some such call), then
the rest is easy. Oh, you might also do this one:

xterm &


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On Sat, 12 Feb 2000 09:51:11 -0800, "Jon A. Cruz"
<jon### [at] geocitiescom> wrote:

>Peter Popov wrote:
>
>> Can anyone please explain to me how to set up a remote X server? I
>> have a X server on my Windows machine and I want to run some X apps
>> from my blind Linux box. Any idea what I should do? If anyone cares to
>> help, what information will you need? TIA.
>>
>
>Well, if your Windows machine is named "flakeybox", then you'd telnet to
>your remote box and do the following (assuming you're using the bash
>shell):
>
>export DISPLAY=flakeybox:0.0

I can't believe it was that easy! Thanks a lot Jon!
Now I have to see if this thing supports Mesa/OpenGL :)

BTW this should be mentioned in the bash manpage, right? If not, where
can I read more on the subject?


Peter Popov
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Peter Popov wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Feb 2000 09:51:11 -0800, "Jon A. Cruz"
> <jon### [at] geocitiescom> wrote:
>
> >Peter Popov wrote:
> >
> >> Can anyone please explain to me how to set up a remote X server? I
> >> have a X server on my Windows machine and I want to run some X apps
> >> from my blind Linux box. Any idea what I should do? If anyone cares to
> >> help, what information will you need? TIA.
> >>
> >
> >Well, if your Windows machine is named "flakeybox", then you'd telnet to
> >your remote box and do the following (assuming you're using the bash
> >shell):
> >
> >export DISPLAY=flakeybox:0.0
>
> I can't believe it was that easy! Thanks a lot Jon!
> Now I have to see if this thing supports Mesa/OpenGL :)
>
> BTW this should be mentioned in the bash manpage, right? If not, where
> can I read more on the subject?

I'm not sure. The bash manpage might only have how to set an environment
variable in general. Most X-based apps have something like this in their
manpage:

ENVIRONMENT
       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

Although "man startx" is probably an OK place to start.


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But it was obsolete before I opened the box" - W.A.Y.

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Peter Popov wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 12 Feb 2000 09:51:11 -0800, "Jon A. Cruz"
> <jon### [at] geocitiescom> wrote:
<...>
> I can't believe it was that easy! Thanks a lot Jon!
> Now I have to see if this thing supports Mesa/OpenGL :)
<...>

If OpenGL is supported depends on two parts: First you'll need the Mesa
libs on the linux PC and you'll need an XServer on your Windows machine,
that supports GLX (that is the protocol for sending OpenGL via X) and
uses your Windows OpenGL driver to do so.

Vague at least. Sorry.

Axel

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On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:48:29 +0100, Axel Hecht
<ah### [at] numerikuni-kielde> wrote:

>If OpenGL is supported depends on two parts: First you'll need the Mesa
>libs on the linux PC and you'll need an XServer on your Windows machine,
>that supports GLX (that is the protocol for sending OpenGL via X) and
>uses your Windows OpenGL driver to do so.

The application I am using (Moonlight, from moonlight3d.com) has its
own GL library. I don't think it uses Mesa (I'll ask the authors). My
X server does not support GLX nor OpenGL, any idea of a Win32 X server
which does this? One with a downloadable demo would be great.

>Vague at least. Sorry.

Not at all, this is most useful info. Thanks a lot.


Peter Popov
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Sorry Peter,
no idea of an GLX enabled server for Win32.

And moonlight uses Mesa, just checked the webpage. Of course, if you
have a cool XServer like XFree86 (those 4.0 beta versions) or Xallerate
(or whatever it's called) then you get hardware accellaration

Axel

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On Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:13:57 +0100, Axel Hecht
<ah### [at] numerikuni-kielde> wrote:

>Sorry Peter,
>no idea of an GLX enabled server for Win32.

:`(

>And moonlight uses Mesa, just checked the webpage. 

Yeah, today I noticed that too.

>Of course, if you have a cool XServer like XFree86 (those 4.0 beta 
>versions) or Xallerate (or whatever it's called) then you get 
>hardware accellaration

My Linux box is a K6/193 with an S3ViRGE (I don't need it but the mobo
complains when there's no video board). My Windows box is a K6III/450
with a Savage4  AGP. You can see why I need a OpenGL-enabled X server
for Windows :)

There's one but I've been trying to request a free CD for two weeks
and the damn server keeps telling me "System is currenty busy, please
retry later." Can't they just say they're out of CDs? :)


Peter Popov
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