how do you run the fvwm? from xterm?
can you run other X programs?
what happens when you explicitly use -display option?
are you running the fvwm locally or on the other machine - chances are you
do not have right to connect to X server...
in the error message - does it literally say hostname or is there the real
(correct) value there?
you need to give some more information...
erik
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fvwm_at_hpc.uh.edu [mailto:owner-fvwm_at_hpc.uh.edu]On Behalf Of
> babu chakrapani
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 12:17 PM
> To: Dan Espen
> Cc: fvwm_at_hpc.uh.edu
> Subject: Re: FVWM: fvwm2 on solaris 7
>
>
>
>
>
> Still seeing the same problem..
> version is 2.2.4.
>
> Still says cannot open display. DISPLAY variable is ok
> and is exported.
>
> Confused,
> BC.
>
> --- Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com> wrote:
> > babu chakrapani <babu_chakrapani_at_yahoo.com> writes:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I installed fvwm2 under solaris 7. when I run
> > fvwm2,
> > >
> > > I get an error
> > >
> > > [FVWM][main]: <<ERROR>> can't open display
> > > <hostname:0.0>
> >
> > Is the name of your machine "hostname"? I'm
> > guessing it isn't.
> >
> > You should always tell us what version of fvwm you
> > are using.
> > I'm going to assume 2.2.4, our latest non-beta.
> > I doubt it matters.
> >
> > The display name gets to fvwm either thru the "-d"
> > command line
> > argument, or thru X Library functions. According to
> > my 2.6 man pages,
> > the X Library functions use $DISPLAY.
> >
> > > I have set the display variable and dont see what
> > the
> > > problem is..
> >
> > Make sure that $DISPLAY is "exported" (not just
> > set) before fvwm gets
> > invoked.
> >
> > > I can run openwin successfully..
> >
> > They are both invoked thru your .xinitrc?
> >
> > > Also I installed fvwm using --prefix=/home/sam
> > > option..
> > > copied the sample fvwm2rc file to
> > /home/sam/.fvwm2rc.
> >
> > How you installed fvwm should not matter.
> >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > -BC
> >
> > --
> > Dan Espen
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> > dane_at_mk.telcordia.com
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> > (732) 699-5570
> >
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