Re: Running X clients with MI/X

Re: Running X clients with MI/X

[Arlindo da Silva]

> 
> Thanks Arlindo,
> 
> Yes I have dial-up network installed. In fact, I use this PC to
> access Internet via modem and I downloaded MI/X that way.
> 
> Since I have no LAN installed, but *only* dial-up TCP/IP, 
> Windows 95 doesn't show "Identification" tab in Network
> setup dialog which means that I can not give a name to 
> my computer and then I assume default name like "My Computer".
>

Oh, if you are refering top the DYSPLAY variable, you must use
localhost. Add to your autoexec.bat:

set DISPLAY=localhost:0.0

 
> What happens now, when I launch X client, is that Dialing
> dialog appears, asking me to connect to my ISP, same as if
> I started Web browser. 

The same happens to me, just hit cancel.

> Then, whether I connect to my ISP or
> just press CANCEL, X client comes back with an error:
> Can not open display My Computer:0 
> where I set display to "My COmputer" in AUTOEXEC.BAT.
> 

Use localhost instead.

	Arlindo.

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Re: Running X clients with MI/X

[Arlindo da Silva]

Tony,

> 
> I tried running X clients your created ( like xclock.exe) with MI/X server
> on
> Windows 95 PC. I upgraded to patched Cygwin.dll.
> 
> This is stand-alone PC, no network or modem connections to external 
> TCP/IP network.
> 
> MI/X server starts and runs fine. But all X clients I downloaded from your
> site
> return with error:
> Errror: Can not open display:
> 
> Setting display in AUTOEXEC.BAT to :0, :0.0, localhost:0, etc.
> gives the same error message.
> 
> Sorry for taking your time but I would appreciate some suggestion.
> I have some indications from MI tech support that I am doing something
> very strange but I fail to see what is so strange in wanting to run X
> client
> programs on the same PC where X server is running too? 
> If you would enlighten me ...
> 

I run local clients without having any network connections all the
time.  However, you must have some sort of TCP/IP support installed;
you usually don't get this unless you install some network component.

Do you have dial-up network installed? If not, go ahead and install it
- it will install the tcp/ip support you need in the process. In order
to use MI/X you don't need to start dial-up network, just the software
needs to be installed on your hard disk.

  Good Luck,

	Arlindo.

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