Not your normal DISPLAY problem.

[Suhaib Siddiqi]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Sanderson [ mailto:larrys@mrstock.com ]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 1:18 PM
> To: cygwin-xfree@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Subject: Not your normal DISPLAY problem.
> 
> At first glance, the "Can't open display" error I'm getting seems the
> run-of-the-mill variety... Just make sure the X-server is running, and the
> DISPLAY variable is properly set.  But...
> 
> If I'm on a second (fully functional) box, and set the DISPLAY to point to
> the problem machine, the X-programs pop up just fine. So, the X-server
> seems
> to be running correctly.  If I'm on the first and point the DISPLAY to
> itself (or to the second fully functional one) then nothing works... I
> always get the "Can't open display" error.
> 
> It seems as though either the DISPLAY variable isn't being read correctly,
> or I'm doing something incredibly stupid.
> 
> Any insight?
> 
> -Larry


Are there any VPN, or Firewall software of "second fully functionalmachine"?
When you start X-server do you get X-desktop?  
Can you run the following simple test from a bash shell?

>From Cygwin bash shell cd to /usr/X11R6/bin

DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
Export DISPLAY
./Xwin :0&
./xterm&
./twm&

You should see an X-desktop, then an xterm.  If Xwin does not start please
post exact error messages to the list.

Suhaib