Re: Running applications remotely on headless SPARC box
Don't set DISPLAY. ssh -X should take care of that.
Without export DISPLAY it might just work.
Bye,
Joost
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On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 10:09:10PM +0100, Kaya Saman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to use one of my V210's as an application server
> however, there is an issue while using X11 forwarding.
>
> I have enabled X11_forwarding under /etc/ssh/sshd_config however,
> whenever I try to start an application from my x86 box remotely
> using:
>
> ssh -X or ssh -Y
>
> I get presented with "cannot connect to X server".
>
>
> I guess that I will need to have the X server enabled on both client
> and server machines however, since my V210 doesn't have a GPU only
> the serial console what are my options?
>
>
> This is what I'm doing regarding X11 forwarding on the client side:
>
> ssh -X host
> export DISPLAY=host:10.0
> xterm
>
> --with regards to the X11 offset being set to 10 in the SSH config file....
>
> I would also like to use XDMCP if possible but again that requires X
> to start....
>
>
> Is there any way that one could create a psuedo graphics controller
> in the SPARC box?
>
>
> If I run "startx" the bottom of the Xorg log shows:
>
>
> (EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
> (EE) No devices detected.
>
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
>
> Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
> at http://wiki.x.org
> for help.
> Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for
> additional information.
>
>
>
> Can anyone suggest anything or help?
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Kaya
>
>
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