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On Sat, 2004-04-03 at 14:20, S. Cowles wrote: |
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> When I attempt to open an X application, I get the following error messages: |
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> _X11TransSocketOpen: socket() failed for tcp |
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> _X11TransSocketOpenCOTSClient: Unable to open socket for tcp |
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> _X11TransOpen: transport open failed for tcp/localhost:10 |
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> xterm Xt error: Can't open display: localhost:10.0 |
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> I am running 1.4 on an old-world ppc mac (output from uname -a is: |
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> Linux mac8550 2.4.20-ppc-r3 #2 Wed Apr 23 20:43:21 PDT 2003 ppc 604 Power |
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> Macintosh GNU/Linux). The example above comes from an ssh connection to the |
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> machine. Other hosts on the same subnet have no problem displaying. |
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> Would anyone be able to provide information about what I should do to correct |
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> this problem or look for additional diagnostics? Is there a config file I've |
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> forgotten to adjust? |
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How is X started on that machine? More than likely, it is started with |
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-nolisten tcp. Simply remove that option and you should be set. |
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Chris Gianelloni |
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Developer, Gentoo Linux |
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