On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 05:19:43PM -0600, Sivea Key wrote: > HI, > I'm new to Debian and LINUX so any help would be greatly appreciated. > > I am trying to run a simulation program on Debian. It compiles fine (now) but > whenever I try to launch the gui it tells me it can't connect to the display > and that I need to run: export DISPLAY=<machine>:0 [or setenv--I'm in BASH > so I use export] > > Running that command produces no error but also doesn't help. I have tried > using the machine name and also tried using what appeared to be the display > server name. I am not certain I used the actual display server name--where > exactly do I find it and what should it look like? (I used defaults on > everything except the computer name during install and again during > reconfiguration.) > > Thanks again for any help offered, > Sivea
You could try localhost:0 Also, are you running the program as the same user as your X session? Is this a local program or are you logging into another machine to start this prog? Try entering the FQDN as your DISPLAY and xhost the remote machine's FQDN. Even if this is a local program, you may have a DNS problem, check /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
