RE: Help on XDM with Solaris Host

[jozsefke at freemail dot hu]

Hi everybody!

I have exactly the same problem, but the solution
mentioned below I don't understand.
What does it mean 'tcp/solaris_box:7100'?
Is it a path, or what?
Bo, please be more specific.

Thanks,
  joco


 >Thanks to derk.steggewentz. The problem was solved.
 >I only need to point the font path to the font server which is
 >already running on my Solaris box.
 >    XWin -query solaris_box -fp tcp/solaris_box:7100
 >Bo


 >  -----Original Message-----
 > From:         Zhang, Bo
 > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 10:01 AM
 > To:   'cygwin-xfree@xfree86.cygwin.com'
 > Subject:      Help on XDM with Solaris Host
 >
 >
 > I found in the Cygwin/Xfree86 FAQ there is a similar issue, which
 > was supposed to have been solved by installing the latest Solaris
 > patches.
 >
 > I did install all the recommended patches. And my XWin still can't
 > come up with XDMCP.
 >
 > I got the following error messages after XWin hang for a long time
 > and timed-out:
 >
 >     winDetectSupportedEngines () - Windows NT/2000
 >     winDetectSupportedEngines () - DirectDraw installed
 >     winDetectSupportedEngines () - Allowing PrimaryDD
 >     winDetectSupportedEngines () - Returning, supported engines 0000001b
 >     winSetEngine () - Using Shadow DirectDraw
 >     winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed () - WindowClient w 1274 h 970 r 1274
 > l 0 b 970 t 0
 >     winInitVisualsShadowDD () - Masks 00ff0000 0000ff00 000000ff BPRGB 8 d
 > 32
 >     winCreateDefColormap () - Deferring to fbCreateDefColormap ()
 >     AUDIT: Wed Dec 12 16:50:25 2001: 255 XWin: client 1 rejected from IP
 > 172.16.33.210 port 33748
 >        Auth name: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID: -1
 >     XDM: too many keepalive retransmissions, declaring session dead
 >
 > Can anyone help me out?
 >
 > Thanks,
 >
 > Bo
 >
 >
 >        -----Original Message-----
 >       From:   Zhang, Bo
 >       Sent:   Tuesday, December 11, 2001 6:37 PM
 >       To:     'cygwin-xfree@xfree86.cygwin.com'
 >       Subject:        Help on XDM with Solaris Host
 >
 >
 >       Hello, everyone,
 >
 >       I have installed Cygwin/Xfree86 on my NT machine. XWin worked fine
 >       as a standalone X-server. However, I couldn't get XDM to work with
 > my
 >       Solaris 2.8. The root window is opened, but it hangs there. It looks
 > like
 >       some kind of infinite loop (CPU ustilization on my PC goes 100% for
 > a
 >       very long time), but Alt-F4 still works.
 >
 >       Has anyone experienced this before? Does anyone has solutions to it?
 >
 >       Thanks,
 >
 >       Bo Zhang