Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] New version of CygXF86 install help
Tried the "check if xdm ....." commands on the server and got the same grey x windows with nothing on it apart form the cursor X. Under etc/X11 there is just the SUSE window manager. Is XDM then a package I just nned to install from the CDs? James
Yup. Follow the instructions in my posting (pasted again below for your convenience) and you should see the xdm login prompt instead (provided xdm is running on your server, of course: see point 2 for how to start it if it isn't)
On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, James & Cybèle wrote:
Yup. Follow the instructions in my posting (pasted again below for your convenience) and you should see the xdm login prompt instead (provided xdm is running on your server, of course: see point 2 for how to start it if it isn't) Tried the "check if xdm ....." commands on the server and got the same grey x windows with nothing on it apart form the cursor X. Under etc/X11 there is just the SUSE window manager. Is XDM then a package I just nned to install from the CDs?
What does the graphical login screen look like on the SuSE box itself? If you describe it, then we can probably work out which display manager you are running. Michael
Top of my head can't reply in detail but it is the one used for screenshots in th 6.4 manual ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Brown" <mbrown@fensystems.co.uk> To: "Schools List" <suse-linux-uk-schools@suse.com> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:47 PM Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] New version of CygXF86 install help On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, James & Cybèle wrote:
Yup. Follow the instructions in my posting (pasted again below for your convenience) and you should see the xdm login prompt instead (provided xdm is running on your server, of course: see point 2 for how to start it if it isn't) Tried the "check if xdm ....." commands on the server and got the same grey x windows with nothing on it apart form the cursor X. Under etc/X11 there is just the SUSE window manager. Is XDM then a package I just nned to install from the CDs?
What does the graphical login screen look like on the SuSE box itself? If you describe it, then we can probably work out which display manager you are running. Michael -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help@suse.com
On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, James & Cybèle wrote:
What does the graphical login screen look like on the SuSE box itself? If you describe it, then we can probably work out which display manager you are running. Top of my head can't reply in detail but it is the one used for screenshots in th 6.4 manual
As you may realise, that means absolutely nothing to me! Michael
On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, James & Cybèle wrote:
Yup. Follow the instructions in my posting (pasted again below for your convenience) and you should see the xdm login prompt instead (provided xdm is running on your server, of course: see point 2 for how to start it if it isn't) Tried the "check if xdm ....." commands on the server and got the same grey x windows with nothing on it apart form the cursor X. Under etc/X11 there is just the SUSE window manager. Is XDM then a package I just nned to install from the CDs?
What does the graphical login screen look like on the SuSE box itself? If you describe it, then we can probably work out which display manager you are running.
An even more simple option would be to run "ps -aux |grep dm" Though SuSE tends to use kdm by default. -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763
Tried the "check if xdm ....." commands on the server and got the same grey x windows with nothing on it apart form the cursor X. Under etc/X11 there is just the SUSE window manager. Is XDM then a
Thursday, November 15, 2001 6:56 PM James & Cybèle wrote: package I
just nned to install from the CDs?
Sorry about that. Obviously another irritating little difference between Suse and RedHat / Mandrake. But in general, once you've discovered which *dm you're running, you then need to look at its docs (or get help here) and do whatever is needed to make it serve remote logins. Michael --------------------------------------------------------- Michael Beddow http://www.mbeddow.net/
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