Help on XDM with Solaris Host

[Zhang, Bo]

Thanks to derk.steggewentz. The problem was solved.
I only need to point the font path to the font server which is
already running on my Solaris box.
    XWin -query solaris_box -fp tcp/solaris_box:7100
Bo


>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Zhang, Bo  
> Sent:	Thursday, December 13, 2001 10:01 AM
> To:	'cygwin-xfree@xfree86.cygwin.com'
> Subject:	Help on XDM with Solaris Host
> 
> 
> I found in the Cygwin/Xfree86 FAQ there is a similar issue, which
> was supposed to have been solved by installing the latest Solaris 
> patches.
> 
> I did install all the recommended patches. And my XWin still can't
> come up with XDMCP.
> 
> I got the following error messages after XWin hang for a long time
> and timed-out:
> 
>     winDetectSupportedEngines () - Windows NT/2000
>     winDetectSupportedEngines () - DirectDraw installed
>     winDetectSupportedEngines () - Allowing PrimaryDD
>     winDetectSupportedEngines () - Returning, supported engines 0000001b 
>     winSetEngine () - Using Shadow DirectDraw
>     winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed () - WindowClient w 1274 h 970 r 1274
> l 0 b 970 t 0
>     winInitVisualsShadowDD () - Masks 00ff0000 0000ff00 000000ff BPRGB 8 d
> 32
>     winCreateDefColormap () - Deferring to fbCreateDefColormap ()
>     AUDIT: Wed Dec 12 16:50:25 2001: 255 XWin: client 1 rejected from IP
> 172.16.33.210 port 33748
>        Auth name: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID: -1
>     XDM: too many keepalive retransmissions, declaring session dead
> 
> Can anyone help me out?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bo
> 
> 
> 	 -----Original Message-----
> 	From: 	Zhang, Bo  
> 	Sent:	Tuesday, December 11, 2001 6:37 PM
> 	To:	'cygwin-xfree@xfree86.cygwin.com'
> 	Subject:	Help on XDM with Solaris Host
> 
> 
> 	Hello, everyone,
> 
> 	I have installed Cygwin/Xfree86 on my NT machine. XWin worked fine
> 	as a standalone X-server. However, I couldn't get XDM to work with
> my
> 	Solaris 2.8. The root window is opened, but it hangs there. It looks
> like 
> 	some kind of infinite loop (CPU ustilization on my PC goes 100% for
> a 
> 	very long time), but Alt-F4 still works.
> 
> 	Has anyone experienced this before? Does anyone has solutions to it?
> 
> 	Thanks,
> 
> 	Bo Zhang