Re: cannot open dislpay: debian:0.0
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin" <kevin@robertsesq.com>
To: "Karsten M. Self" <kmself@ix.netcom.com>; <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: cannot open dislpay: debian:0.0
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karsten M. Self" <kmself@ix.netcom.com>
> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 11:59 PM
> Subject: Re: cannot open dislpay: debian:0.0
>
>
> > on Wed, Jan 01, 2003 at 10:32:20PM -0800, Kevin (kevin@robertsesq.com)
> wrote:
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Karsten M. Self" <kmself@ix.netcom.com>
> > > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 9:03 PM
> > > Subject: Re: cannot open dislpay: debian:0.0
> > >
> > >
> > > > on Tue, Dec 31, 2002 at 11:35:02PM -0800, Kevin
(kevin@robertsesq.com)
> > > wrote:
> > > > > Please can you help with this error?
> > > > > Below is the log, env and .bashrc
> > > > >
> > > > > DISPLAY=debian:0.0;export DISPLAY
> >
> > <...>
> >
> > > > More useful information:
> > > >
> > > > - What command are you running?
> > > > - What is the *exact* error message?
> > > > - How is your root session executing?
> >
> > You didn't answer this question. Are you logged in directly as root, or
> > did you run 'su' or 'sudo' from another userid?
> >
> > > > - Are you local or remote on this box?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If you are logged in as a nonprivileged user, are 'su'd or 'sudo'd
to
> > > > root, and are attempting to run an X client, try specifying the
local
> > > > display *and* merging xauth records, as root:
> > > >
> > > > # export DISPLAY=<local display>
> > > > # xauth merge ~/<nonprivileged user>/.Xauthority
> >
> > > make xconfig
> > > cannot open display: debian:0.0
> > > root
> > > local
> >
> > That's a bit terser than is useful.
> >
> > Are you *logged in as root, directly, on an X display?* I doubt it.
> >
> > The solution I suggested previously should work. Try it and report
> > results.
> >
> > Peace.
> >
> > --
> > Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com>
> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/
> > What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand?
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> >
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> make xconfig
> rm -f include/asm
> ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
> make -C scripts kconfig.tk
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts'
> cat header.tk >> ./kconfig.tk
> ./tkparse < ../arch/i386/config.in >> kconfig.tk
> echo "set defaults \"arch/i386/defconfig\"" >> kconfig.tk
> echo "set ARCH \"i386\"" >> kconfig.tk
> cat tail.tk >> kconfig.tk
> chmod 755 kconfig.tk
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts'
> wish -f scripts/kconfig.tk
> Application initialization failed: couldn't connect to display
> "10.100.4.2:0.0"
> Error in startup script: invalid command name "button"
> while executing
> "button .ref"
> (file "scripts/kconfig.tk" line 51)
> make: *** [xconfig] Error 1
>
> Yes I was login directly as root
>
> Kevin
>
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FYI
If I try xhost +localhost
xhost: unable to open display "debian:0.0"
Kevin
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