new X-server and remote computers

Jon TURNEY jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk
Fri Nov 21 13:54:00 GMT 2008


Jeffrey Forbes wrote:
> I mostly use the Cygwin X-server when connect to remote unix boxes 
> though SSH.
> I got the new server working for all of the programs that I use except one.
> A molecular modelling graphics program called VMD causes the following 
> error.
> 
>  xterm:  fatal IO error 32 (Broken pipe) or KillClient on X server 
> "localhost:15.0"
> 
> it opens its first window correctly, when it tries to open the second 
> window, the X-server
> dies and the unix side gave the above error.
> Any suggestions?

This sounds very much like the OpenGL problem reported here 
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2008-11/msg00237.html

Sorry, I have no solution at this time, it is under investigation.


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